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Chelonia gwinneri

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy
Chelonia gwinneri was named by Wegner (1917). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Frauenweiler, which is in a Rupelian estuary/bay claystone in Germany.

It was recombined as Glarichelys gwinneri by Aslanova et al. (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Chelonia gwinneri Wegner p. 361
1979Glarichelys gwinneri Aslanova 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
subfamilyCheloniinaeOppel 1811
genusCheloniaBrongniart 1800
speciesgwinneri

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.

Chelonia gwinneri Wegner 1917
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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: Uetz 2005, Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Chelonia gwinneri, Chelonia indet. (type locality: 68021)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Azerbaijan Glarichelys gwinneri (45737)