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Anomalochelys
Taxonomy
Anomalochelys was named by Hirayama et al. (2001).
It was assigned to Nanhsiungchelyidae by Hirayama et al. (2001), Sukhanov et al. (2008) and Danilov et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Nanhsiungchelyidae by Hirayama et al. (2001), Sukhanov et al. (2008) and Danilov et al. (2013).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Anomalochelys Hirayama et al. p. 129 figs. 2-6 |
| 2008 | Anomalochelys Sukhanov et al. |
| 2013 | Anomalochelys Danilov et al. |
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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.
G. †Anomalochelys Hirayama et al. 2001
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†Anomalochelys angulata Hirayama et al. 2001
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. Hirayama et al. 2001 | Nanhsiungchelyid with elongate carapace, nearly twice as long it is wide; nuchal strongly emarginate anteriorly, crescent-shaped, with thickened “horns” laterally, projecting anteriorly much beyond first peripheral; first marginal scute L-shaped; cervical scute hexagonal; first vertebral scute nearly triangular, narrower than cervical at anterior end; epiplastra widened toward anterior. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenomanian | Japan (Hokkaido) | A. angulata (129339) |