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Ueloca

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Dermochelyidae

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Etymology: The generic name, Ueloca (pronounced Wee-low-juh), is a Mvskoke (Creek) name derived from the Mvskoke words Uewv for water and Loca for turtle. This name honors the indigenous people of southern Alabama and serves as recognition of the contributions of Poarch Creek Indian tribal members to this project.

Taxonomy
Ueloca was named by Gentry et al. (2025). Its type is Ueloca colemanorum. It is the type genus of Uelocini.

It was assigned to Uelocini by Gentry et al. (2025).

Species
U. colemanorum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Ueloca Gentry et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyDermochelyidaeLydekker 1889
subfamilyDermochelyinae
Uelocini
genusUeloca

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. †Ueloca Gentry et al. 2025
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Ueloca colemanorum Gentry et al. 2025
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: durophagef
Diet 2: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:29:38
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:29:38
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Alabama) U. colemanorum (242289)