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Trapalcochelys

Reptilia

Taxonomy

Species
T. sulcata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Trapalcochelys Sterli et al. p. 242 figs. 2-5
2015Trapalcochelys Sterli

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

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.

G. †Trapalcochelys Sterli et al. 2013
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Trapalcochelys sulcata Sterli et al. 2013
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Sterli et al. 2013The same as for the only species included [Trapalcochelys sulcata]
J. Sterli 2015Trapalcochelys sulcata can be diagnosed as a meiolaniform by the presence of strongly anteriorly curved sulci among marginal scutes, small foramina ornamenting the dermal bones, the absence of pleural III on peripheral IX and opisthocoelous vertebrae in the anterior region of the tail