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Eocenochelus eremberti

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Taxonomy
Erymnochelys eremberti was named by Broin (1977). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saint-Germain-en-Laye, which is in a Lutetian terrestrial horizon in France.

It was recombined as Eocenochelus eremberti by Pérez-García et al. (2017), Georgalis et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Erymnochelys eremberti Broin
2017Eocenochelus eremberti Pérez-García et al.
2020Eocenochelus eremberti Georgalis et al. p. 836

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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
suborderPleurodira
familyPodocnemididae
subfamilyErymnochelyinaeBroin 1988
genusEocenochelus
specieseremberti()

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.

Eocenochelus eremberti Broin 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:35:35
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:35:35
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France Erymnochelys eremberti (177654)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Spain (Huesca) Eocenochelus eremberti (162506)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Île-de-France) Erymnochelys eremberti (type locality: 179572)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium (Brussels) Eocenochelus eremberti (124461)
Lutetian - Rupelian47.8 - 28.1Italy (Sardinia) Eocenochelus eremberti (214917)