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Phosphatochelys tedfordi

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Phosphatochelys tedfordi was named by Gaffney and Tong (2003). Its type specimen is AMNH 30008, a skull (Complete skull without lower jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sidi Daoui, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial phosphorite in Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Phosphatochelys tedfordi Gaffney and Tong
2006Phosphatochelys tedfordi Gaffney et al. pp. 102-103

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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
suborderPleurodira
Bothremydidae(Baur 1891)
genusPhosphatochelys
speciestedfordi

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.

Phosphatochelys tedfordi Gaffney and Tong 2003
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006As for genus [Phosphatochelys]
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:50:50
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:50:50
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco (Oued Zem) Phosphatochelys tedfordi (type locality: 35132)