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Pantestudines
Taxonomy
Pantestudines was named by Joyce et al. (2004). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Joyce et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Reptilia by Joyce et al. (2004) and Li et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Reptilia by Joyce et al. (2004) and Li et al. (2018).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2004 | Pantestudines Joyce et al. |
2018 | Pantestudines Li et al. |
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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.
Unr. Pantestudines Joyce et al. 2004
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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W. G. Joyce et al. 2004 | ‘Pantestudines’ refers to the most inclusive clade containing Chelonia (orig. Testudo) mydas (Linnaeus, 1758), but not a single representative of Aves Linnaeus, 1758 (s. Gauthier and de Queiroz, 2001), Crocodylia Wermuth, 1953 (s. Benton and Clark, 1988), Lepidosauria Haeckel, 1866 (s. Gauthier et al., 1988a), or Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 (s. Rowe, 1988) |