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Psephophorus rupeliensis

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Dermochelyidae

Taxonomy
Psephophorus rupeliensis was named by Van Beneden (1883). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Niel, which is in a Rupelian marine horizon in Belgium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Psephophorus rupeliensis Van Beneden
1888Psephophorus rupeliensis Dollo
1909Psephophorus rupeliensis Dollo p. 113
1995Psephophorus rupeliensis Köhler
2007Psephophorus rupeliensis Karl p. 52

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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
genusPsephophorusvon Meyer 1847
speciesrupeliensisVan Beneden 1883

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.

Psephophorus rupeliensis Van Beneden 1883
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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, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2233.9 - 27.3Germany Psephophorus rupeliensis (46097)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Psephophorus rupeliensis (type locality: 89429)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium (Antwerpen) Psephophorus rupeliensis (52047)