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Dollochelys
Taxonomy
Dollochelys was named by Zangerl (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes-u T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 987]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Toxochelyinae by Weems (1988); to Toxochelyidae by Carroll (1988); to Cheloniidae by Averianov (2002); and to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Toxochelyinae by Weems (1988); to Toxochelyidae by Carroll (1988); to Cheloniidae by Averianov (2002); and to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
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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
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. O. Averianov 2002 | Medium to large-sized sea turtles.
Skull with primary palate. Dentary of very pronounced cutting device. Carapace elongated, width less than 90% of its length. Maximum width of carapace disc less than 60% of total carapace length. Costonuchal fontanels absent. Costoperipheral fontanels large. Antero-lateral peripherals very narrow. Pygal as long or longer than wide. Plastral index relatively low (about 37 – 47). |
Measurements
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| Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Bartonian or 83.50000 to 38.00000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (New Jersey) | D. sp. (221052) | |
| Danian | USA (New Jersey) | D. sp. (26820) | |
| Eocene | Ukraine | D. rogovichi (124465) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | D. sp. (15595) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | Ukraine (Kiev) | D. rogovichi (190828) |