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Durocryptodira

Osteichthyes - Testudines

Taxonomy
Durocryptodira was named by Danilov and Parham (2008). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Danilov and Parham (2008).

It was assigned to Cryptodira by Danilov and Parham (2008).

Subtaxa
Toxochelys

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Durocryptodira Danilov and Parham

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
—Durocryptodira
—Durocryptodira

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.

Unr. Durocryptodira Danilov and Parham 2008
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G. †Toxochelys Cope 1873
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†Toxochelys elkader Hay 1908
†Toxochelys latiremis Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Porthochelys browni Hay 1905 [synonym], Toxochelys barberi Schmidt 1944 [synonym], Toxochelys brachyrhinus Case 1898 [synonym], Toxochelys serrifer Cope 1875 [synonym], Toxochelys weeksi Collins 1951 [synonym]
†Toxochelys moorevillensis Zangerl 1953
†Toxochelys procax Hay 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Clarendonian or 85.70000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Kansas) Toxochelys brachyrhinus (203738)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Ctenochelys procax (82002) Toxochelys latiremis (81970)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Toxochelys elkader (203741)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Toxochelys moorevillensis (81971)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Toxochelys latiremis (25071)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Toxochelys moorevillensis (81927 81931 81932 81933 81934 81935 81972)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Dakota) Porthochelys browni (203739)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Manitoba) Toxochelys latiremis (23307 23321 23323 23337)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Toxochelys sp. (46566)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Toxochelys latiremis (191172) Toxochelys moorevillensis (81930 82635)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Dakota) Toxochelys browni (107676)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Arkansas) Phyllemys barberi (81996)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) Toxochelys sp. (79363)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Toxochelys moorevillensis (207338)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Manitoba) Toxochelys browni (36746)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) Toxochelys sp. (180790)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Toxochelys weeksi (7515)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Angola (Namibe) Toxochelys sp. (106705)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Toxochelys latiremis (18282) Toxochelys serrifer (196802)