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Parachelys

Reptilia - Eurysternidae

Taxonomy
Parachelys was named by Meyer (1864).

It was assigned to Plesiochelyidae by Lydekker (1889); and to Eurysternidae by Anquetin et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Parachelys Meyer p. 289
1889Parachelys Lydekker p. 195
2017Parachelys Anquetin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
Thalassochelydia
familyEurysternidaeDollo 1886
genusParachelysMeyer 1864

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. †Parachelys Meyer 1864
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Parachelys eichstaettensis von Meyer 1864
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Anquetin et al. 2017Parachelys eichstaettensis can be diagnosed as a “eurysternid” by the presence of a notably thin shell.