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Eochelone athersuchi

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy
Argillochelys athersuchi was named by Moody (1980). Its type specimen is K.P. BA/19/V A&B, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Barton Cliff, which is in a Bartonian marine claystone in the Barton Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Eochelone athersuchi by de Lapparent de Broin et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Argillochelys athersuchi Moody p. 166
2018Eochelone athersuchi de Lapparent de Broin et al.

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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
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
genusEocheloneDollo 1903
speciesathersuchi()

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.

Eochelone athersuchi Moody 1980
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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: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Argillochelys athersuchi (type locality: 32915)