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Tienfuchelys

Reptilia - Testudines - Xinjiangchelyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Tienfuchelys Young and Chow
1988Tienfuchelys Carroll
2000Tienfuchelys Sukhanov p. 316
2008Tienfuchelys Brinkman et al. p. 47
2012Tienfuchelys Tong 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
Eucryptodira
familyXinjiangchelyidaeNessov 1990
genusTienfuchelys

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.

G. †Tienfuchelys Young and Chow 1953
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Tienfuchelys chungkingensis Young and Chow 1953
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Invalid names: Xinjiangchelys chungkingensis Young and Chow 1953 [synonym]
Tienfuchelys tzuyangensis Young and Chow 1953
Tienfuchelys zigongensis Peng et al. 2005
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, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Jurassic or 168.30000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5China (Sichuan) T. tzuyangensis (131873)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0China (Sichuan) Plesiochelys chungkingensis (131872)