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Carolinochelys
Taxonomy
Carolinochelys was named by Hay (1923) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol]. Its type is Carolinochelys wilsoni.
It was assigned to Cheloniidae by Hay (1930), Berry and Lynn (1936); to Cheloniinae by Weems (1988); to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002); to Chelonia by Sanders and Geisler (2015); and to Pancheloniidae by Weems (2014), Weems and Brown (2017).
It was assigned to Cheloniidae by Hay (1930), Berry and Lynn (1936); to Cheloniinae by Weems (1988); to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002); to Chelonia by Sanders and Geisler (2015); and to Pancheloniidae by Weems (2014), Weems and Brown (2017).
Species
C. wilsoni (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1923 | Carolinochelys Hay p. 119 |
| 1930 | Carolinochelys Hay p. 80 |
| 1936 | Carolinochelys Berry and Lynn p. 189 |
| 1988 | Carolinochelys Weems p. 141 figs. Table 2 |
| 2002 | Carolinochelys Sepkoski |
| 2014 | Carolinochelys Weems |
| 2015 | Carolinachelys Sanders and Geisler p. 3 |
| 2017 | Carolinochelys Weems and Brown p. 1228 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005 | |||||
Age range: base of the Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 56.00000 to 23.04000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eocene | USA (South Carolina) | C. wilsoni (190388) | |
| Rupelian | USA (South Carolina) | Carolinachelys wilsoni (45500) | |
| Chattian | USA (South Carolina) | Carolinachelys sp. (211540) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | USA (Virginia) | C. wilsoni (167203) |