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Rhinochelys nammourensis

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Protostegidae

Taxonomy
Rhinochelys nammourensis was named by Tong et al. (2006). Its type specimen is MSNM V3933, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is en Nammoûra, upper quarry (unit 3b), which is in a Cenomanian/Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal wackestone in Lebanon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Rhinochelys nammourensis Tong et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyProtostegidaeCope 1873
genusRhinochelysSeeley 1869
speciesnammourensis

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.

Rhinochelys nammourensis Tong et al. 2006
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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: Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon (Kesrouâne) Chelonia indet. (type locality: 60285)