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Glarichelys knorri

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy
Chelonia knorri was named by Gray (1831). Its type specimen is PIMUZ A/III 0596, a partial skeleton, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Engi, which is in a Rupelian marine horizon in the Glarner Schiefer Formation of Switzerland.

It was recombined as Glarichelys knorri by Karl (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Chelonia knorri Gray
1959Chelonia knorri Mlynarski p. 185
1984Chelonia knorri Mlynarski
1999Chelonia knorri Karl and Tichy p. 66
2007Glarichelys knorri Karl p. 38

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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
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
subfamilyCheloniinaeOppel 1811
tribeCheloniiniZangerl and Turnball 1955
genusGlarichelysZangerl 1958
speciesknorri()

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.

Glarichelys knorri Gray 1831
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3Germany (Bavaria) Glarichelys knorri (187559)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Switzerland (Glarus) Chelonia knorri (type locality: 186471)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Poland (Podkarpackie) Glarichelys knorri (174689)