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Thalassochelys testei
Taxonomy
Thalassochelys testei was named by Bergounioux (1956). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Metlaoui, which is in a Ypresian coastal phosphorite in the Gafsa Phosphates Formation of Tunisia.
It was recombined as Caretta testei by Moody and Buffetaut (1981).
It was recombined as Caretta testei by Moody and Buffetaut (1981).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1956 | Thalassochelys testei Bergounioux |
| 1981 | Caretta testei Moody and Buffetaut p. 131 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Thalassochelys testei Bergounioux 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Uetz 2005 | |||||