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Neptunochelys tuberosa
Taxonomy
Platecarpus tuberosus was named by Cope (1872). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Columbus, which is in a Santonian/Campanian marine sandstone in the Eutaw Formation of Mississippi. It is the type species of Neptunochelys.
It was recombined as Neptunochelys tuberosa by Wieland (1900), Hay (1902), Hay (1908) and Hay (1930).
It was recombined as Neptunochelys tuberosa by Wieland (1900), Hay (1902), Hay (1908) and Hay (1930).
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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.
†Neptunochelys tuberosa Cope 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 85.80000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Mississippi) | Platecarpus tuberosus (type locality: 98972) |