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Pantestudines

Reptilia

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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Pantestudines Joyce et al.
2018Pantestudines Li 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
Pantestudines
Pantestudines

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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G. †Eorhynchochelys Li et al. 2018
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Eorhynchochelys sinensis Li et al. 2018
G. †Pappochelys Schoch and Sues 2015
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Pappochelys rosinae Schoch and Sues 2015
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
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)