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Euclastes meridionalis

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Pampaemys meriodionalis was named by de la Fuente and Casadio (2000). Its type specimen is GHUNLPam 19137, a partial skull (Posteromedial skull fragment), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerros Bayos, which is in a Danian deep subtidal ramp marl in the Roca Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Pampaemys.

It was recombined as Euclastes meridionalis by de la Fuente et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Pampaemys meriodionalis Fuente and Casadio
2000Pampaemys meriodionalis de la Fuente and Casadio
2009Euclastes meridionalis de la Fuente et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
PanchelonioideaJoyce et al. 2004
PancheloniidaeJoyce et al. 2004
genusEuclastes
speciesmeridionalis()

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.

Euclastes meridionalis de la Fuente and Casadio 2000
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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: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (La Pampa) Pampaemys meriodionalis (type locality: 5160)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Río Negro) Euclastes meridionalis (141237)