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Corsochelys bentleyi

Osteichthyes - Testudines

Taxonomy
Corsochelys bentleyi was named by Schwimmer et al. (2015). Its type specimen is SCSM 2005.25.3, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Burches Ferry (upper), which is in a Campanian marine sandstone in the Donoho Creek Formation of South Carolina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Corsochelys bentleyi Schwimmer et al. p. 58–62

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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
DermochelyoidaeWilliams 1950
genusCorsochelys
speciesbentleyi

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.

Corsochelys bentleyi Schwimmer et al. 2015
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) Corsochelys bentleyi (type locality: 79363)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) Corsochelys bentleyi (180790)