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Xenochelys formosa
Taxonomy
Xenochelys formosa was named by Hay (1906) [catalog number of type not given by Hay, but given by Hutchison 1991]. Its type specimen is AMNH 1097, a shell (nearly complete shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quinn Draw (Lower Titanotherium Beds), which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the Chadron Formation of South Dakota. It is the type species of Xenochelys.
Synonymy list
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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.
†Xenochelys formosa Hay 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available