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Eochelone brabantica

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy
Eochelone brabantica was named by Dollo (1903). Its type specimen is IRSNB R1, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saint-Remy-Geest, which is in a Lutetian terrestrial horizon in Belgium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Eochelone brabantica Dollo
1909Eochelone brabantica Dollo p. 111
2018Eochelone brabantica de Lapparent de Broin et al.

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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
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
genusEocheloneDollo 1903
speciesbrabanticaDollo 1903

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.

Eochelone brabantica Dollo 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium (Brabant) Eochelone brabantica (type locality: 188446)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium Eochelone brabantica (124457)