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Placochelys placodonta

Reptilia - Placodontia

Taxonomy
Placochelys placodonta was named by Jaekel (1902). It is not extant. Its type specimen is FAFI Ob/2323/Vt.3, a skeleton. Its type locality is Jeruzsalemhegy, Physiocardia-beds, which is in a Carnian marine horizon in the Physiocardia-beds Formation of Hungary.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Placochelys placodonta Jaekel
1902Placodus placodonta Jaekel p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlacodontiaCope 1871
suborderCyamodontoideaNopcsa 1923
PlacochelyidaRomer 1956
genusPlacochelysJaekel 1902
speciesplacodontaJaekel 1902

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.

Placochelys placodonta Jaekel 1902
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Invalid names: Placodus placodonta Jaekel 1902 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available