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Cheirogaster steinbacheri

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Taxonomy
Cheirogaster steinbacheri was named by Karl (1996). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Pankraz Schwarzerzsch. level, which is in a Lutetian terrestrial horizon in Austria.

It was recombined as Eochersina steinbacherae by Karl (2018); it was considered a nomen dubium by Pérez-García et al. (2016); it was recombined as Eochersina steinbacheri by Karl and Tichy (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Cheirogaster steinbacheri Karl
2018Eochersina steinbacherae Karl
2019Eochersina steinbacheri Karl and Tichy p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyTestudinidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyTestudininae
genusCheirogaster
speciessteinbacheriKarl 1996

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 07:16:55
Modified: 2005-09-09 16:16:46
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Austria Eochersina steinbacherae (236311)
MP 1348.07 - 41.03Germany (Eifel) Eochersina steinbacherae (24201)