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Macrochelys stricta
Taxonomy
Chelydrops stricta was named by Matthew (1924). Its type specimen is AMNH 6297, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East Surface Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Olcott Formation of Nebraska. It is the type species of Chelydrops.
It was recombined as Macrochelys stricta by Hutchison (2008) and Joyce (2016).
It was recombined as Macrochelys stricta by Hutchison (2008) and Joyce (2016).
Synonymy list
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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.
†Macrochelys stricta Matthew 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Barstovian | USA (Nebraska) | Chelydrops stricta (type locality: 17904) |