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Allopleuron qazaqstanense

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Discussion

Mounted skeleton in the excavation of RhinoPolis Museum Gannat, France. Middle Eocene: Lutetian, Kazakhstan.

Taxonomy
Allopleuron qazaqstanense was named by Karl et al. (2012). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Allopleuron qazaqstanense Karl et al.
2015Allopleuron qazaqstanense Zvonok et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
subfamilyAllopleuroninae
genusAllopleuronBaur 1888
speciesqazaqstanense

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.

Allopleuron qazaqstanense Karl et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Kazakhstan Allopleuron qazaqstanense (113115 113116)