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Pachychelys
Taxonomy
Pachychelys was named by van Beneden (1871) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio]. Its type is Pachychelys robusta.
It was assigned to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
P. robusta (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1871 | Pachychelys van Beneden |
| 2002 | Pachychelys Sepkoski |
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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: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene | Belgium (Antwerpen) | P. robusta (47465) |