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Eosphargis insularis

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Dermochelyidae

Taxonomy
Lembonax insularis was named by Cope (1872). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vincentown, which is in a Thanetian coastal horizon in the Vincentown Formation of New Jersey.

It was recombined as Allopleuron insularis by Weems (1988), Karl et al. (2012); it was recombined as Eosphargis insularis by Weems (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Lembonax insularis Cope p. 15
1902Lembonax insularis Hay p. 444
1930Lembonax insularis Hay p. 80
1988Allopleuron insularis Weems p. 137
2012Allopleuron insularis Karl et al.
2014Eosphargis insularis Weems

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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
familyDermochelyidaeLydekker 1889
genusEosphargisLydekker 1889
speciesinsularis()

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.

Eosphargis insularis Cope 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: durophagef
Diet 2: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:29:38
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:29:38
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Virginia) Eosphargis insularis (167192)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Lembonax insularis (type locality: 123512)