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Natemys

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Dermochelyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Natemys Wood et al.
2020Natemys Fallon and Boessenecker
2025Natemys Gentry et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyDermochelyidaeLydekker 1889
subfamilyDermochelyinae
Uelocini
genusNatemys

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. †Natemys Wood et al. 1996
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Natemys peruvianus Wood et al. 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: durophagef
Diet 2: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:29:38
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:29:38
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Tortonian or 33.90000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (South Carolina) N. sp. (188100 189779)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (South Carolina) N. sp. (196878 211540)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Peru (Ica) N. peruvianus (189536)