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Proterochersis
Taxonomy
Proterochersis was named by Fraas (1913). It is the type genus of Proterochersidae.
It was assigned to Pleurodira by de la Fuente and Iturralde-Vinent (2001); to Testudines by Kuhn (1971), Joyce et al. (2004); to Testudinata by Joyce (2007), Danilov and Parham (2008), Anquetin (2012), Pérez-García and Murelaga (2013), Perea et al. (2014), Joyce (2017); and to Proterochersidae by Carroll (1988), Gaffney et al. (2006), Szczygielski and Sulej (2016), Czepiński et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Pleurodira by de la Fuente and Iturralde-Vinent (2001); to Testudines by Kuhn (1971), Joyce et al. (2004); to Testudinata by Joyce (2007), Danilov and Parham (2008), Anquetin (2012), Pérez-García and Murelaga (2013), Perea et al. (2014), Joyce (2017); and to Proterochersidae by Carroll (1988), Gaffney et al. (2006), Szczygielski and Sulej (2016), Czepiński et al. (2021).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1863 | Chelytherium Meyer p. 445 |
| 1889 | Chelytherium Lydekker p. 223 |
| 1913 | Proterochersis Fraas |
| 1971 | Chelytherium Kuhn p. 10 |
| 1971 | Proterochersis Kuhn p. 10 |
| 1988 | Proterochersis Carroll |
| 2000 | Murrhardtia Karl and Tichy |
| 2001 | Proterochersis de la Fuente and Iturralde-Vinent |
| 2004 | Proterochersis Joyce et al. |
| 2006 | Proterochersis Gaffney et al. p. 28 |
| 2007 | Proterochersis Joyce |
| 2008 | Proterochersis Danilov and Parham |
| 2012 | Proterochersis Anquetin p. 34 fig. 10 |
| 2013 | Proterochersis Pérez-García and Murelaga |
| 2014 | Proterochersis Perea et al. |
| 2016 | Proterochersis Szczygielski and Sulej |
| 2017 | Proterochersis Joyce |
| 2021 | Proterochersis Czepiński et al. |
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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.
G. †Proterochersis Fraas 1913
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†Proterochersis limendorsa Szczygielski and Sulej 2016
†Proterochersis porebensis Szczygielski and Sulej 2016
†Proterochersis robusta Fraas 1913
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Invalid names: Chelytherium obscurum Meyer 1863 [synonym], Murrhardtia staeschei Karl and Tichy 2000 [synonym], Proterochersis intermedia Fraas 1913 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chelytherium Meyer 1863 [synonym], Murrhardtia Karl and Tichy 2000 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Norian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Murrhardtia staeschei (138872) | |
| Norian | Poland (Opole) | P. porebensis (140077) | |
| Norian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | P. robusta, Keuperotesta limendorsa (138886) | |
| Norian | Germany (Baden-Württemburg) | P. intermedia (138885) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | Poland (Śląskie) | P. sp. (132933) |