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Rupelchelyini

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Rupelchelyini Karl and Tichy

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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
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
subfamilyCheloniinaeOppel 1811
tribeRupelchelyini
tribeRupelchelyini

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.

Tr. †Rupelchelyini Karl and Tichy 1999
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G. †Rupelchelys Karl and Tichy 1999
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Rupelchelys breitkreutzi Karl and Tichy 1999
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H.-V. Karl and G. Tichy 1999First costal alternate with peripheral I and II
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Alzey) Rupelchelys breitkreutzi (189577)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Rupelchelys breitkreutzi (65088)