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Thalassochelys testei

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy
Thalassochelys testei was named by Bergounioux (1956). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Metlaoui, which is in a Ypresian coastal phosphorite in the Gafsa Phosphates Formation of Tunisia.

It was recombined as Caretta testei by Moody and Buffetaut (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Thalassochelys testei Bergounioux
1981Caretta testei Moody and Buffetaut p. 131

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
subfamilyCarettinaeGray 1825
genusThalassochelysRafinesque 1814
speciestesteiBergounioux 1956

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.

†Thalassochelys testei Bergounioux 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available