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Siamochelys peninsularis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Siamochelys peninsularis was named by Tong et al. (2002). Its type specimen is TF 7635, a partial skeleton (An almost complete shell containing the carapace and plastron in connection, pelvis and limb bones, all preserved together), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mab Ching, which is in a Jurassic lacustrine - large claystone/limestone in Thailand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Siamochelys peninsularis Tong et al. p. 688 figs. 2-4
2013Siamochelys peninsularis Pérez-García and Murelaga
2014Siamochelys peninsularis Perea et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
genusSiamochelys
speciespeninsularis

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.

Siamochelys peninsularis Tong et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Tong et al. 2002Same as for the genus [Siamochelys]
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Jurassic or 174.70000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5Thailand (Changwat Nakhon Si Thammarat) Siamochelys peninsularis (type locality: 137735)