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Testudoolithidae

Reptilia - Testudoolithidae

Taxonomy
Testudoolithidae was named by Hirsch (1996). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Testudinata by Hirsch (1996) and Tanaka et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Testudoolithidae Hirsch
2011Testudoolithidae Tanaka et al. p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
familyTestudoolithidae
familyTestudoolithidae

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.

Fm. Testudoolithidae Hirsch 1996
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G. †Testudoolithus Hirsch 1996
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Testudoolithus rigidus Hirsch 1996
G. †Tiantaioolithus Fang et al. 2003
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Tiantaioolithus jiangi Fang et al. 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 150.80000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Poitou-Charentes) Testudoolithidae indet. (164377)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Spain (La Rioja) Testudoolithidae indet. (224944)
Valanginian - Hauterivian139.8 - 129.4Spain (Zaragoza) Testudoolithidae indet. (61330)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian136.4 - 125.45Spain (Aragón) Testudoolithus sp. (84212)
Albian113.0 - 100.5China (Zhejiang) Testudoolithus jiangi (86428)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6China (Zhejiang) Tiantaioolithus jiangi (98238)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8China (Zhejiang) Testudoolithus jiangi (86426) Tiantaioolithus jiangi (204723)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Testudoolithus sp. (96814)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Switzerland (Aargau) Testudoolithidae indet. (201974)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Switzerland (Aargau) Testudoolithidae indet. (201975 201976)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333USA (California) Testudoolithus sp. (185211)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Greece (Thessaloniki) Testudoolithidae indet. (182684)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Dodecannese) Testudoolithus rigidus (184242)