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Prionochelys matutina

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Prionochelys matutina was named by Zangerl (1953). Its type specimen is CNHM P27561, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Moore Brothers Farm, which is in a Santonian carbonate limestone in Alabama.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Prionochelys matutina Zangerl pp. 254-258 figs. Figs. 114, 118-120
1953Prionochelys galeotergum Zangerl p. 258 figs. Fig. 122
1981Prionochelys matutina Thurmond and Jones p. 133
2018Prionochelys matutina Gentry

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Triploblastica
—Nephrozoa
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
—Sarcopterygii
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda()
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
—Batrachosauria()
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
—PanchelonioideaJoyce et al. 2004
—PancheloniidaeJoyce et al. 2004
genusPrionochelys
speciesmatutina

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. D. Gentry 2018MCL 90100 cm. Specimens can be diagnosed as Prionochelys
matutina based on the presence of a pair of epineurals between neurals 45, the loss
of a cervical keel elevation, and the sharply crested, posteriorly oriented apex of the episuprapygal.
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: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Campanian or 86.30000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Prionochelys galeotergum (38720)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Prionochelys matutina (type locality: 81927 197317)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Alabama) Prionochelys matutina (197308 197309 197310 197311 197312 197313 197314 197315 197316)