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Protostegidae

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Protostegidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Protostegidae Cope
1875Protostegidae Cope p. 16
1902Protostegidae Hay p. 439
1909Protostegidae Wieland p. 102
1911Protostegidae Jaekel p. 187
1930Protostegidae Hay p. 78
1946Protostegidae Kuhn p. 58
1966Protostegidae Kuhn p. 28
1975Protostegidae Gaffney p. 429
1981Protostegidae Thurmond and Jones p. 124
1988Protostegidae Carroll
1988Protostegidae Weems p. 141 figs. Table 2
1998Protostegidae Hirayama
2004Protostegidae Joyce et al.
2004Protostegidae Lehman and Tomlinson p. 1163
2006Protostegidae Kear
2006Protostegidae Kear and Lee p. 116
2012Protostegidae Karl et al.
2014Protostegidae de Lapparent de Broin et al.
2015Protostegidae Cadena and Parham p. 3
2023Protostegidae Cadena and Combita-Romero

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyProtostegidaeCope 1873
familyProtostegidaeCope 1873

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.

Fm. †Protostegidae Cope 1873
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G. †Archelon Wieland 1896
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†Archelon ischyros Wieland 1896
†Archelon marshii Wieland 1900
G. †Bouliachelys Kear and Lee 2006
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†Bouliachelys suteri Kear and Lee 2006
Subfm. †Chelospharginae Zangerl 1953
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G. †Teguliscapha Nessov
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†Teguliscapha rossica Nessov 1988
G. †Chelosphargis Zangerl 1953
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G. †Cratochelone Longman 1915
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†Cratochelone berneyi Longman 1915
G. †Desmatochelys Williston 1894
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†Desmatochelys lowii Williston 1894
†Desmatochelys padillai Cadena and Parham 2015
G. †Notochelone Lydekker 1889
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†Notochelone costata Owen 1882
Invalid names: Notochelys Owen 1882 [replaced]
G. †Pneumatoarthrus Cope 1870
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G. †Protostega Cope 1871
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†Protostega eaglefordensis Zangerl 1953
†Protostega gigas Cope 1871
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Invalid names: Protostega dixie Zangerl 1953 [synonym], Protostega potens Hay 1908 [synonym]
Subfm. †Protosteginae Wieland
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G. †Calcarichelys Zangerl 1953
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†Calcarichelys gemma Zangerl 1953
G. †Microstega Hooks 1998
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†Microstega copei Wieland 1909
G. †Rhinochelys Seeley 1869
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†Rhinochelys amaberti Moret 1935
†Rhinochelys cantabrigiensis Lydekker 1889
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Invalid names: Rhinochelys cardiocephalus Seeley 1869 [synonym], Rhinochelys dayi Seeley 1869 [synonym], Rhinochelys eurycephalus Seeley 1869 [synonym], Rhinochelys jessoni Lydekker 1889 [synonym], Rhinochelys platyrhinus Seeley 1869 [synonym], Rhinochelys rheporhinus Seeley 1869 [synonym], Rhinochelys sphenicephalus Seeley 1869 [synonym]
†Rhinochelys elegans Lydekker 1889
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Invalid names: Rhinochelys brachyrhina Lydekker 1889 [synonym], Rhinochelys macrorhina Lydekker 1889 [synonym], Rhinochelys mastocephalus Seeley 1869 [synonym], Rhinochelys stenicephalus Seeley 1869 [synonym]
†Rhinochelys nammourensis Tong et al. 2006
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Invalid names: Rhinochelys dacognathus Seeley 1869 [synonym]
G. †Santanachelys Hirayama 1998
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†Santanachelys gaffneyi Hirayama 1998
G. †Terlinguachelys Lehman and Tomlinson 2004
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†Terlinguachelys fischbecki Lehman and Tomlinson 2004
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 137.05000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (69 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0USA (Nebraska) Desmatochelys lowii (191693)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Colombia Protostegidae indet. (118389 118398 226139)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Colombia Protostegidae indet. (226138)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Colombia Desmatochelys padillai (72029)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Colombia (Boyaca) Desmatochelys padillai (176544)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Santanachelys gaffneyi (67712)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Russian Federation (Belgorod) Chelospharginae sp. (92402)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Australia (Queensland) Bouliachelys suteri (110465 129288) Cratochelone berneyi (139918) Notochelone costata (64811 238631 238632) Notochelone sp. (89951 238633) Notochelys costata (198220) Protostegidae indet. (122712)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France Rhinochelys amaberti (63325)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Chelone pulchriceps (137412)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Poland (Annopol) P. gen. et sp. indet. A, P. gen. et sp. indet. B (178042)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Russian Federation (Belgorod) Teguliscapha sp., Teguliscapha rossica (32314)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Volgograd) Teguliscapha sp. (198238)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Protostegidae indet. (94265)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Protostega eaglefordensis (198243)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon (Kesrouâne) Chelonia indet. (60285)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Volgograd) Teguliscapha sp. (92418)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Protostegidae indet. (52997)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Protostega sp. (92426) Protostega sp., Rhinochelys sp. (92427)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Arizona) Desmatochelys lowi (55986)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Protostegidae indet. (181009)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) Desmatochelys lowi (181902)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Kansas) Desmatochelys lowi (102879)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Protostegidae indet. (137836)
Early/Lower Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Germany (Lower Saxony) Rhinochelys pulchriceps (136745)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Canada (Saskatchewan) Protostegidae indet. (23369)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Protostega gigas (203740)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.2USA (Texas) Protostegidae indet. (90467)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) Desmatochelys lowi (27727 27728)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Protostega potens (203741)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Protostega advena (203742) Protostega copei (167919) Protostega gigas (93225)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Calcarichelys gemma (81935) Chelosphargis advena (81972) Protostega dixie (81931 81932 81933) Protostega dixie, Chelosphargis advena (81927 81934)
Santonian - Maastrichtian85.7 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Protostega sp. (107502)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Dakota) Archelon ischryos (52084) Archelon marshii (154803)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (Coahuila) Protostegidae indet., Desmatochelys lowii (201737)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Manitoba) Protostega sp. (23338)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Saratov) Protostega gigas (157353)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Calcarichelys gemma (82635) Protostega dixie (81930)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Penza) Chelospharginae indet. (92329) Protostega gigas (240983)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Dakota) Archelon sp. (179297)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Terlinguachelys fischbecki (90466)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Archelon ischyros (167918)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) Protostegidae indet. (27887)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Protostegidae indet. (46617)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Angola (Namibe) Calcarichelys sp., Protostega sp. (106705)