| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Relationships |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Toxochelys moorevillensis
Reptilia - Testudines
Taxonomy
Toxochelys moorevillensis was named by Zangerl (1953). Its type specimen is CNHM P27330, a shell (nearly complete carapace and plastron, girdle elements, and vertebral fragments), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Moore Brothers Farm, which is in a Santonian carbonate limestone in Alabama.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Toxochelys moorevillensis Zangerl pp. 186-193 figs. Figs. 74-76 |
| 1981 | Toxochelys moorevillensis Thurmond and Jones p. 128 |
| 1988 | Toxochelys moorevillensis Nicholls p. 185 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Campanian or 85.80000 to 72.10000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santonian | USA (Alabama) | Toxochelys moorevillensis (type locality: 81927 81971) | |
| Santonian - Maastrichtian | USA (Alabama) | Toxochelys moorevillensis (81972) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Alabama) | Toxochelys moorevillensis (81930 81931 81932 81933 81934 81935) | |
| Campanian | USA (Alabama) | Toxochelys moorevillensis (82635) |