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Sandownia
Taxonomy
Sandownia was named by Meylan et al. (2000). Its type is Sandownia harrisi. It is the type genus of Sandownidae.
It was assigned to Trionychoidea by Meylan et al. (2000); to Trionychia by Joyce et al. (2004); to Eucryptodira by Joyce (2007); to Angolachelonia by Mateus et al. (2009); and to Sandownidae by Tong and Meylan (2013).
It was assigned to Trionychoidea by Meylan et al. (2000); to Trionychia by Joyce et al. (2004); to Eucryptodira by Joyce (2007); to Angolachelonia by Mateus et al. (2009); and to Sandownidae by Tong and Meylan (2013).
Species
S. harrisi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2000 | Sandownia Meylan et al. pp. 522-528 |
| 2004 | Sandownia Joyce et al. |
| 2007 | Sandownia Joyce |
| 2009 | Sandownia Mateus et al. |
| 2013 | Sandownia Tong and Meylan p. 188 figs. Fig. 13.6 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Aptian or 121.40000 to 119.57000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Aptian | United Kingdom (England) | S. harrisi (77953) |