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Palaeoemys hessiaca

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoemys hessiaca was named by Schleich (1994). Its type specimen is Museum of Borken 1992/1 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Borken, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial claystone in Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Palaeoemys hessiaca Schleich
2018Palaeoemys hessiaca Karl

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyTestudinidaeBatsch 1788
genusPalaeoemysSchleich 1994
specieshessiacaSchleich 1994

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.

Palaeoemys hessiaca Schleich 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 07:16:55
Modified: 2005-09-09 16:16:46
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 13 to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 48.07000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1348.07 - 41.03Germany (Eifel) Palaeoemys hessiaca (24201)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Germany (Hesse) Palaeoemys hessiaca (type locality: 177495)