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Provencemys laurenti

Osteichthyes - Testudines

Taxonomy
Clemmys laurenti was named by Bergounioux (1934). Its type specimen is MHNM 1982-826 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saint-Henri, which is in a Chattian terrestrial claystone in France.

It was recombined as Palaeochelys laurenti by Broin (1977); it was recombined as Provencemys laurenti by Hervet (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Clemmys laurenti Bergounioux
1977Palaeochelys laurenti Broin
2004Provencemys laurenti Hervet p. 45

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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
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
genusProvencemys
specieslaurenti(Bergounioux 1934)

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.

Provencemys laurenti Bergounioux 1934
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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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005

Age range: base of the MP 24 to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) Provencemys laurenti (36711)
MP 2433.9 - 27.3France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Provencemys laurenti (68876)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Puy-de-Dôme) Provencemys laurenti (178464)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Clemmys laurenti (178156)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Palaeochelys laurenti (181656)