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Chelydropsis decheni
Taxonomy
Chelydra decheni was named by Meyer (1852). Its type specimen is IPB Ro4016, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rott, which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - small shale in Germany.
It was recombined as Chelydropsis decheni by Joyce (2016); it was recombined as Chelydrasia decheni by Hutchison (2008) and Karl (2018).
It was recombined as Chelydropsis decheni by Joyce (2016); it was recombined as Chelydrasia decheni by Hutchison (2008) and Karl (2018).
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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.
†Chelydropsis decheni Meyer 1852
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Invalid names: Chelydropsis sanctihenrici Broin 1977 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| MP 13 | Germany (Eifel) | Chelydrasia decheni (24201) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | France (Bouches-du-Rhone) | Chelydropsis sanctihenrici (181656) | |
| MP 29 | France (Aquitaine) | Chelydropsis sanctihenrici (37208) | |
| MP 30 | Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) | Chelydra decheni (84606) | |
| MP 30 | Germany (Bavaria) | Chelydropsis decheni (84364) |