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Sichuanchelys palatodentata

Reptilia

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Taxonomy
Sichuanchelys palatodentata was named by Joyce et al. (2016). Its type specimen is IVPP V18093, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wucaiwan area (Sichuanchelys palatodentata type locality), which is in an Oxfordian terrestrial horizon in the Shishugou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Sichuanchelys palatodentata Joyce et al. p. 2 figs. 1-7
2017Sichuanchelys palatodentata Joyce

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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
Sichuanchelyidae()
genusSichuanchelys
speciespalatodentata

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.

Sichuanchelys palatodentata Joyce et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Oxfordian or 163.50000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3China (Xinjiang) Sichuanchelys palatodentata (type locality: 182495 182496 182497) Sichuanchelys sp. (141366)