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Roxochelys vilavilensis

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Roxochelys vilavilensis was named by de Broin (1971). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vila Vila, which is in a Danian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Lucía Formation of Bolivia.

It was recombined as Lapparentemys vilavilensis by Gaffney et al. (2011) and de la Fuente et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Roxochelys vilavilensis de Broin
2011Lapparentemys vilavilensis Gaffney et al.
2014Lapparentemys vilavilensis de la Fuente et al.

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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
suborderPleurodira
Pelomedusoides(Broin 1988)
superfamilyPodocnemidoidae
genusRoxochelys
speciesvilavilensis

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.

Roxochelys vilavilensis de Broin 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:50:50
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:50:50
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Ypresian or 66.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Bolivia Roxochelys vilavilensis (49077)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Bolivia (Potosí) Roxochelys vilavilensis (190370)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Bolivia (Mizque) Roxochelys vilavilensis (13501)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Bolivia (Cochabamba) Roxochelys vilavilensis (179923)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Peru (Puno) Roxochelys vilavilensis (28230)