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Borkenia oschkinisi

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Borkenia oschkinisi was named by Schleich (1994). Its type specimen is n° 1992/2 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Borken, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial claystone in Germany. It is the type species of Borkenia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Borkenia oschkinisi Schleich

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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
speciesoschkinisiSchleich 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.

Borkenia oschkinisi Schleich 1994
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005

Age range: base of the MP 11 to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 48.60000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Borkenia oschkinisi (22701 138656)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Germany (Hesse) Borkenia oschkinisi (type locality: 177495)