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Chelosphargis
Taxonomy
Chelosphargis was named by Zangerl (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 987]. Its type is Chelosphargis advena.
It was assigned to Chelospharginae by Zangerl (1953), Weems (1988) and Hooks (1998); to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002); to Dermochelyoidae by Bardet et al. (2013); and to Protostegidae by Thurmond and Jones (1981), Carroll (1988), Hirayama (1995) and de Lapparent de Broin et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Chelospharginae by Zangerl (1953), Weems (1988) and Hooks (1998); to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002); to Dermochelyoidae by Bardet et al. (2013); and to Protostegidae by Thurmond and Jones (1981), Carroll (1988), Hirayama (1995) and de Lapparent de Broin et al. (2014).
Species
C. advena (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Chelosphargis Zangerl p. 80 |
| 1981 | Chelosphargis Thurmond and Jones p. 127 |
| 1988 | Chelosphargis Carroll |
| 1988 | Chelosphargis Weems p. 141 figs. Table 2 |
| 1995 | Chelosphargis Hirayama p. 282 |
| 1998 | Chelosphargis Hooks |
| 2002 | Chelosphargis Sepkoski |
| 2013 | Chelosphargis Bardet et al. |
| 2014 | Chelosphargis de Lapparent de Broin et al. |
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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: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Santonian or 85.80000 to 83.60000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santonian | USA (Kansas) | Protostega advena (203742) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Alabama) | C. advena (81927 81934 81972) |