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Cratochelone

Reptilia - Testudines - Protostegidae

Taxonomy
Cratochelone was named by Longman (1915) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. Its type is Cratochelone berneyi.

It was assigned to Chelonidae by Longman (1915); to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protostegidae by Kear (2006) and Poropat et al. (2023).

Species
C. berneyi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Cratochelone Longman
2002Cratochelone Sepkoski
2006Cratochelone Kear
2023Cratochelone Poropat et al. p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyProtostegidaeCope 1873
genusCratochelone

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. †Cratochelone Longman 1915
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Cratochelone berneyi Longman 1915
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: Uetz 2005, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 105.30000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Australia (Queensland) C. berneyi (139918)