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Borkenia germanica

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Ocadia germanica was named by Hummel (1935). Its type specimen is GM-MLU Leo-100 (LeoI/6977), a partial skeleton (shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Geiseltal, Mittelkohle, Zone III (Middlecoal, zone III), which is in a Lutetian lacustrine lignite in Germany.

It was recombined as Chrysemys germanica by Mlynarski (1977); it was recombined as Borkenia germanica by Hervet (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Ocadia germanica Hummel
1977Chrysemys germanica Mlynarski
2004Borkenia germanica Hervet p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
—Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
genusBorkeniaSchleich 1994
speciesgermanica(Hummel 1935)

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.

†Borkenia germanica Hummel 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Borkenia germanica (45742 45801 178141 178142 178143 178144 178145 178146 178147) Chrysemys germanica (45002) Ocadia germanica, Chrysemys germanica (type locality: 13322)