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Panchelonioidea

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Panchelonioidea was named by Joyce et al. (2004) [Pan-Chelonoidea]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cryptodira by Parham and Pyenson (2010) and Zvonok and Danilov (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Sphenophyllum colombianum Huertas
2004Panchelonioidea Joyce et al.
2010Panchelonioidea Parham and Pyenson p. 232
2017Panchelonioidea Zvonok and Danilov p. 492

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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
suborderCryptodira
PanchelonioideaJoyce et al. 2004
PanchelonioideaJoyce et al. 2004

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.

Unr. Panchelonioidea Joyce et al. 2004
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G. †Mexichelys Parham and Pyenson 2010
Unr. Pancheloniidae Joyce et al. 2004
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G. †Argillochelys Lydekker 1889
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Argillochelys africana Tong and Hirayama 2008
Argillochelys antiqua König 1825
Argillochelys convexa Owen 1841
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Invalid names: Chelone declivis Owen 1849 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Chelone subcarinata Owen 1849 [synonym]
G. †Australobaena Karl and Tichy 2002
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Australobaena chilensis Karl and Tichy 2002
G. †Carolinochelys Hay 1923
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Fm. †Ctenochelyidae Gentry 2018
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G. †Asmodochelys Gentry et al. 2019
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Asmodochelys parhami Gentry et al. 2019
G. †Ctenochelys Zangerl 1953
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Ctenochelys acris Zangerl 1953
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Invalid names: Toxochelys bauri Wieland 1905 [synonym]
G. †Euclastes Cope 1870
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Euclastes acutirostris Jalil et al. 2009
Euclastes coahuilaensis Brinkman et al. 2009
Euclastes melii Misuri 1910
Euclastes meridionalis de la Fuente and Casadio 2000
Euclastes platyops Cope 1870
Euclastes wielandi Hay 1908
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Invalid names: Catapleura ponderosa Cope 1871 [synonym], Erquelinnesia molaria Hay 1908 [synonym], Euclastes priscus Lynch and Parham 2003 [synonym], Osteopygis repandus Cope 1868 [synonym], Osteopygis roundsi Weems 1988 [synonym], Osteopygoides priscus Karl et al. 1998 [synonym]
Invalid names: Catapleura Cope 1870 [synonym], Glossochelys Seeley 1871 [synonym], Osteopygoides Karl et al. 1998 [synonym], Pampaemys de la Fuente and Casadio 2000 [synonym]
G. †Peritresius Cope 1870
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Peritresius martini Gentry et al. 2018
Peritresius ornatus Leidy 1856
G. †Prionochelys Zangerl 1953
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Prionochelys matutina Zangerl 1953
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Invalid names: Prionochelys galeotergum Zangerl 1953 [synonym]
Prionochelys nauta Zangerl 1953
Invalid names: Sphenophyllum colombianum Huertas 2003 [nomen vanum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Messinian or 85.80000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma

Collections (107 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Chelone ornata (129263)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Prionochelys galeotergum (38720) Toxochelys bauri (38721)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5USA (Kansas) Ctenochelys stenoporus (123574)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) Ctenochelys stenoporus (138296)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Ctenochelys tenuitesta (81972) Ctenochelys tenuitesta, Ctenochelys acris, Prionochelys matutina (81927)
Middle Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Prionochelys matutina (197317)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0China (Nei Mongol) Osteopygis sp. (50731)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Russian Federation (Saratov) Panchelonioidea indet. (157353)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Ctenochelys acris (181623 181624) Peritresius ornatus (192770) Prionochelys matutina (197308 197309 197310 197311 197312 197313 197314 197315 197316)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden Osteopygis sp. (102885)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Dollochelys sp. (48725)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Ctenochelys acris (80890)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Asmodochelys parhami (207057 207338) Peritresius ornatus (192768)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Asmodochelys parhami (207339)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Arkansas) Prionochelys nauta (81996 82004)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Panchelonioidea indet. (219712)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Coahuila) Euclastes coahuilaensis (154161 154244)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) Euclastes wielandi (180790 201600)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Peritresius ornatus (192769)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Peritresius ornatus (192775)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Peritresius ornatus (221052) Prionochelys nauta (14504)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Peritresius ornatus, Peritresius martini (192763)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Peritresius ornatus (192766 192767)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (California) Osteopygis sp. (76728)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Peritresius ornatus (26818 57915 78124) Prionochelys nauta (99138)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Peritresius ornatus (27563 27564 27566 27567 27568 83331)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Peritresius ornata (192764)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Angola (Namibe) Euclastes sp. (106705)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Peritresius ornatus (192772 192773 192774 212621)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Catapleura ponderosa, Lytoloma wielandi (88034) Lytoloma angusta, Erquelinnesia molaria (87902) Lytoloma wielandi, Osteopygis repandus (48570) Peritresius ornatus (127082) Toxochelys atlantica (167780)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile (Concepción) Australobaena chilensis (132360)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile (Biobio) Euclastes sp. (150921)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Peritresius ornatus (192771)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Ctenochelys sp. (142084)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Peritresius ornatus (201614)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile Osteopygis sp. (36948)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene70.6 - 61.7USA (New Jersey) Peritresius emarginatus, Toxochelys atlantica, Peritresius ornatus, Osteopygis emarginatus (26819)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (La Pampa) Pampaemys meriodionalis (5160)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Morocco Osteopygis emarginatus (83311 137838 137839)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Maryland) Euclastes wielandi (167186)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Río Negro) Euclastes meridionalis (141237)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Morocco Euclastes acutirostris (123123)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark (Fyn) Ctenochelys stenoporus (196766)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Maryland) Euclastes sp. (84045)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Rhetechelys platyops, Peritresius ornatus (3113)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Maryland) Osteopygis roundsi, Dollochelys coatesi (84046)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Virginia) Osteopygis roundsi (60967 61147)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (New Jersey) Euclastes platyops (82001)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Maryland ) Catapleura sp. (124192)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Chelone convexa, Chelone subcristata, Chelone cuneiceps, Chelone antiqua (167274) Chelone declivis (165978)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (Kent) Chelone subcarinata (165976)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco Argillochelys africana (91363)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (Hainaut) Argillochelys antiqua, Dollochelys casieri (87947)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (New Jersey) Chelone sopita (84043)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) Carolinochelys wilsoni (190388)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Ukraine (Crimea) Argillochelys sp. (140018)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine (Luhansk) Argillochelys sp., Glossochelys sp. (120885)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Ukraine (Kiev) Argillochelys antiqua (190828) Pancheloniidae indet. (190829)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Argillochelys sp. (42639 42641)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Argillochelys sp. (42634 42640)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (South Carolina) Carolinachelys wilsoni (45500) Euclastes sp. (188994)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Virginia) Carolinochelys wilsoni (167203)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (South Carolina) Carolinachelys sp. (211540)
Burdigalian - Messinian20.44 - 5.333Italy (Apulia) Euclastes melii (47125)