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Perochelys

Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Perochelys Li et al.
2017Perochelys Brinkman et al. p. 2
2017Perochelys Georgalis and Joyce
2022Perochelys Jasinski 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
familyTrionychidaeGray 1825
subfamilyKuhnemydinae
genusPerochelys

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. †Perochelys Li et al. 2015
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Perochelys hengshanensis Brinkman et al. 2017
Perochelys lamadongensis Li et al. 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 100 to < 1000f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 13:24:04
Modified: 2005-09-09 19:45:41
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Albian or 125.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) P. lamadongensis (129475)
Albian113.0 - 100.5China (Zhejiang) P. hengshanensis (187435)