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Rhinochelys cantabrigiensis

Reptilia - Testudines - Protostegidae

Taxonomy
Rhinochelys cantabrigiensis was named by Lydekker (1889). Its type specimen is BMNH 43980, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Rhinochelys cardiocephalus Seeley
1869Rhinochelys dayi Seeley
1869Rhinochelys eurycephalus Seeley
1869Rhinochelys platyrhinus Seeley
1869Rhinochelys rheporhinus Seeley
1869Rhinochelys sphenicephalus Seeley
1889Rhinochelys cantabrigiensis Lydekker pp. 176-177 fig. 42
1889Rhinochelys jessoni Lydekker p. 180
1889Rhinochelys cantabrigiensis Lydekker p. 230 figs. plate 8, figs 2, 2a
1889Rhinochelys jessoni Lydekker p. 231 figs. plate 8, figs 6, 6a
1970Rhinochelys cantabrigiensis Collins

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyProtostegidaeCope 1873
genusRhinochelysSeeley 1869
speciescantabrigiensis

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.

Rhinochelys cantabrigiensis Lydekker 1889
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Invalid names: Rhinochelys cardiocephalus Seeley 1869 [synonym], Rhinochelys dayi Seeley 1869 [synonym], Rhinochelys eurycephalus Seeley 1869 [synonym], Rhinochelys jessoni Lydekker 1889 [synonym], Rhinochelys platyrhinus Seeley 1869 [synonym], Rhinochelys rheporhinus Seeley 1869 [synonym], Rhinochelys sphenicephalus Seeley 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015
Collections
No collection or age range data are available