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Cistudo eocaenica

Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae

Taxonomy
Cistudo eocaenica was named by de Stefano (1902). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pépieux-Cesseras, which is in a Lutetian terrestrial horizon in the Grès d'Aigne Formation of France.

It was recombined as Neochelys eocaenica by De Stefano (1902), Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin (2013), Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Neochelys eocaenica De Stefano
1902Cistudo eocaenica de Stefano p. 289
2013Neochelys eocaenica Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin
2015Neochelys eocaenica Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin

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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
familyEmydidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCistudoMerrem 1820
specieseocaenica

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.

Cistudo eocaenica de Stefano 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapaceg
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Grouping: solitaryg
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: omnivoreg
Reproduction: oviparousg
Created: 2005-08-26 07:12:19
Modified: 2005-08-26 09:12:19
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Herault) Cistudo eocaenica (type locality: 177493)