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Glyptopsidae (disused)

Reptilia - Testudines - Glyptopsidae

Taxonomy
Glyptopsidae was named by Marsh (1890).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pleurosternidae by Hay (1930).

It was assigned to Cryptodira by Gaffney (1979); and to Baenoidea by Ostrom (1970), Gaffney (1975) and Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Glyptopsidae Marsh p. 178
1970Glyptopsidae Ostrom p. 57
1975Glyptopsidae Gaffney p. 427
1979Glyptopsidae Gaffney pp. 101-103
1988Glyptopsidae Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
familyGlyptopsidae
familyGlyptopsidae

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. †Glyptopsidae Marsh 1890
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. S. Gaffney 1979Casichelydian turtles (see Gaffney, 1975) having as their sole unique feature an elongate basisphenoid extending the length of and completely separating the pterygoids; skull relatively long and narrow; nasals pesent; well-developed prefrontal lappets not meeting medially; posterior temporal emargination poorly developed in comparison to Baenidae and most Eucryptodira, well-developed parietal-squamosal contact; foramen posterius canalis carotici interni formed by in close proximity to the pterygoid suture; epipterygoid present and well developed; cervical vertebrae amphicoelus.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005
Collections
No collection or age range data are available