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Archelon
Taxonomy
Archelon was named by Wieland (1896) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 987]. Its type is Archelon ischyros.
It was assigned to Dermochelidae by Wieland (1896); to Protosteginae by Weems (1988); to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protostegidae by Wieland (1900), Hay (1902), Wieland (1909), Hay (1930), Zangerl (1953), Carroll (1988), Hirayama (1995) and Cadena and Parham (2015).
It was assigned to Dermochelidae by Wieland (1896); to Protosteginae by Weems (1988); to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protostegidae by Wieland (1900), Hay (1902), Wieland (1909), Hay (1930), Zangerl (1953), Carroll (1988), Hirayama (1995) and Cadena and Parham (2015).
Species
A. ischyros (type species), A. marshii
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1896 | Archelon Wieland p. 399 |
| 1900 | Archelon Wieland p. 250 |
| 1902 | Archelon Hay p. 440 |
| 1909 | Archelon Wieland p. 103 |
| 1930 | Archelon Hay p. 79 |
| 1953 | Archelon Zangerl p. 78 |
| 1988 | Archelon Carroll |
| 1988 | Archelon Weems p. 141 figs. Table 2 |
| 1995 | Archelon Hirayama p. 282 |
| 2002 | Archelon Sepkoski |
| 2015 | Archelon Cadena and Parham |
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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.
G. †Archelon Wieland 1896
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†Archelon ischyros Wieland 1896
†Archelon marshii Wieland 1900
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Campanian or 83.50000 to 72.10000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campanian | USA (South Dakota) | A. ischryos (52084) A. marshii (154803) | |
| Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (South Dakota) | A. ischyros (167918) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (North Dakota) | A. sp. (179297) |