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Chelonides
Taxonomy
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1869 | Chelonides Maack p. 316 |
2017 | Chelonides Anquetin et al. pp. 329-330 |
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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.
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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J. Anquetin et al. 2017 | Chelonides wittei can be diagnosed as a “eurysternid” by the full list of characters provided for that taxon above: “Eurysternids” are currently differentiated from other thalassochelydians by being thin-shelled and small to moderately sized (carapace length 200 to 400 mm), by the presence of a ligamentous bridge and lateral plastral fontanelles, and a tendency toward the reduction of sutural contacts between the hyoplastra and the anterior plastral elements. |