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Arabemys crassiscutata

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Dermochelyidae

Taxonomy
Arabemys crassiscutata was named by Tong et al. (1999). It is not extant. Its type specimen is AT JR9-3, an isolated bony ossicle, an osteoderm. Its type locality is Lina Member (Shale), which is in a Paleocene/Eocene marginal marine shale in the Aruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Arabemys crassiscutata Tong et al. p. 914 figs. 2, 1-8
2019Arabemys crassiscutata Karl and Tichy p. 14

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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
familyDermochelyidaeLydekker 1889
genusArabemys
speciescrassiscutata

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.

Arabemys crassiscutata Tong et al. 1999
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 59.24000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07Saudi Arabia Dermochelyidae indet. (type locality: 37182)