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Proterochersidae
Taxonomy
Proterochersidae was named by Nopcsa (1928). It is not extant. Its type is Proterochersis.
It was synonymized subjectively with Archaeochelyidae by Kuhn (1946).
It was assigned to Proganochelyoidea by Kuhn (1966); to Proganochelydia by Carroll (1988); to Minipleurodira by Gaffney et al. (2006); to Testudinata by Li et al. (2008), Szczygielski and Sulej (2016); and to Testudinata by Czepiński et al. (2021).
It was synonymized subjectively with Archaeochelyidae by Kuhn (1946).
It was assigned to Proganochelyoidea by Kuhn (1966); to Proganochelydia by Carroll (1988); to Minipleurodira by Gaffney et al. (2006); to Testudinata by Li et al. (2008), Szczygielski and Sulej (2016); and to Testudinata by Czepiński et al. (2021).
Subtaxa
Keuperotesta, Proterochersis (syn. Chelytherium, Murrhardtia) (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Proterochersidae Nopcsa |
| 1966 | Proterochersidae Kuhn p. 21 |
| 1988 | Proterochersidae Carroll |
| 2006 | Proterochersidae Gaffney et al. p. 28 |
| 2008 | Proterochersidae Li et al. p. 500 |
| 2016 | Proterochersidae Szczygielski and Sulej |
| 2021 | Proterochersidae Czepiński et al. |
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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.
Fm. †Proterochersidae Nopcsa 1928
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G. †Keuperotesta Szczygielski and Sulej 2016
G. †Proterochersis Fraas 1913
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†Proterochersis limendorsa Szczygielski and Sulej 2016
†Proterochersis porebensis Szczygielski and Sulej 2016
†Proterochersis robusta Fraas 1913
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Invalid names: Chelytherium obscurum Meyer 1863 [synonym], Murrhardtia staeschei Karl and Tichy 2000 [synonym], Proterochersis intermedia Fraas 1913 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chelytherium Meyer 1863 [synonym], Murrhardtia Karl and Tichy 2000 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available