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Odontochelys semitestacea

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Odontochelys semitestacea was named by Li et al. (2008). Its type specimen is IVPP V 15639, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Guanling, Lower Xiaowa Formation fossil lagerstätte, which is in a Tuvalian deep-water shale/marl in the Xiaowa Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Odontochelys semitestacea Li et al. p. 497 figs. 1-3
2014Odontochelys semitestacea Perea et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
genusOdontochelys
speciessemitestacea

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.

Odontochelys semitestacea Li et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tuvalian or 232.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5China (Guizhou) Odontochelys semitestacea (type locality: 85166)