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Cynocercus

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Toxochelyidae

Taxonomy
Cynocercus was named by Cope (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. Its type is Cynocercus incisus.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Osborn (1930).

It was assigned to Sphargididae by Leidy (1873); to Toxochelyidae by Hay (1902), Hay (1905), Hay (1908), Hay (1930), Zangerl (1953); and to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. incisus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Cynocercus Cope
1873Cynocercus Leidy p. 343
1902Cynocercus Hay p. 442
1905Cynocercus Hay p. 182
1908Cynocercus Hay p. 176
1930Cynocercus Hay p. 87
1953Cynocercus Zangerl p. 260
2002Cynocercas Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyToxochelyidaeBaur 1895
genusCynocercus

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. †Cynocercus Cope 1872
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†Cynocercus incisus Cope 1872
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 15:37:12
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005, Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Santonian or 89.80000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Kansas) C. incisus (85294)