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Petrochelys

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Trionychidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Petrochelys Georgalis and Joyce
2017Petrochelys Vitek et al.
2022Petrochelys Jasinski et al.

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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
familyTrionychidaeGray 1825
subfamilyKuhnemydinae
genusPetrochelys

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. †Petrochelys Vitek et al. 2017
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Petrochelys kyrgyzensis Nessov 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 100 to < 1000f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 13:24:04
Modified: 2005-09-09 19:45:41
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Cenomanian or 113.20000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian113.2 - 106.3Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Trionyx sp. (92400)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Navoi) Trionyx sp. (58471)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Karakalpakistan) Trionyx kyrgyzensis (64098)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan) Trionyx kyrgyzensis (58466 59694 68823) Trionyx species 1 (58490)