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Borkenia

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Borkenia was named by Schleich (1994). Its type is Borkenia oschkinisi.

It was assigned to Testudinoidea by Hervet (2004); to Geoemydidae by Vremir (2013); and to Palaeochelyinae by Karl (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Borkenia Schleich
2004Borkenia Hervet p. 29
2013Borkenia Vremir
2018Borkenia Karl

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

G. †Borkenia Schleich 1994
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Borkenia eckfeldense Karl 2018
Borkenia germanica Hummel 1935
Borkenia oschkinisi Schleich 1994
Borkenia philippeni Karl 2018
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 47.80000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Romania B. sp. (178481)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) B. oschkinisi (22701 138656)
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) B. eckfeldense, B. philippeni (24201)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) B. germanica (45742 45801 178141 178142 178143 178144 178145 178146 178147) Chrysemys germanica (45002) Ocadia germanica, Chrysemys germanica (13322)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Germany (Hesse) B. oschkinisi (177495)