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Sinochelys applanata

Reptilia - Testudines - Sinochelyidae

Taxonomy
Sinochelys applanata was named by Wiman (1930). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ningchiakou, Mengyin, which is in a Berriasian/Valanginian terrestrial sandstone/siltstone in the Mengyin Formation of China.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Scutemys tecta Wiman
1930Sinochelys applanata Wiman
1935Sinochelys applanata Young
1953Peishanemys latipons Bohlin p. 81 figs. 57-58; Pl. 8, 1-2
1953Heishanemys imperfectus Bohlin p. 85 figs. 59; Pl. 8, 13-15
1963Peishanemys latipons Yeh
1963Scutemys tecta Yeh
1963Sinochelys applanata Yeh
2008Sinochelys applanata Brinkman et al. p. 38

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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
—Eucryptodira
familySinochelyidaeChkhikvadze 1970
genusSinochelys
speciesapplanata

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.

†Sinochelys applanata Wiman 1930
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Invalid names: Heishanemys imperfectus Bohlin 1953 [synonym], Peishanemys latipons Bohlin 1953 [synonym], Scutemys tecta Wiman 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available