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Dermochelyoidae

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Dermochelyoidae was named by Williams (1950).

It was assigned to Chelonioidea by Hirayama (1998), de Lapparent de Broin et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Dermochelyoidae Williams
1998Dermochelyoidae Hirayama
2014Dermochelyoidae 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
—DermochelyoidaeWilliams 1950
—DermochelyoidaeWilliams 1950

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.

Unr. †Dermochelyoidae Williams 1950
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G. †Alienochelys de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2014
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†Alienochelys selloumi de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2014
G. †Corsochelys Zangerl 1960
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†Corsochelys bentleyi Schwimmer et al. 2015
†Corsochelys halinches Zangerl 1960
G. †Ocepechelon Bardet et al. 2013
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†Ocepechelon bouyai Bardet et al. 2013
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: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Corsochelys haliniches (82035)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Corsochelys sp. (14455)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) Corsochelys bentleyi (180790)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) Corsochelys bentleyi (79363)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Corsochelys sp. (78124)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco (Khouribga) Ocepechelon bouyai (147801)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco (Khourigba) Alienochelys selloumi (153565)