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Syllomus crispatus

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy
Syllomus crispatus was named by Cope (1896) [no type specimen listed in Cope 1896 ]. It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Syllomus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Syllomus aegyptiacus by Zug (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Syllomus crispatus Cope p. 139
1902Syllomus crispatus Hay p. 442
1930Syllomus crispatus Hay p. 80
1936Syllomus crispatus Berry and Lynn p. 188
1937Syllomus crispatus Berry p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
genusSyllomusCope 1896
speciescrispatus

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.

Syllomus crispatus Cope 1896
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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: Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.44000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Virginia) Syllomus crispatus (85360)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Syllomus crispatus (28368)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Syllomus crispatus (71798)