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Euclastes coahuilaensis
Taxonomy
Euclastes coahuilaensis was named by Brinkman et al. (2009). Its type specimen is CPC 257 (SEPCP 9/721), a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Parrita (SEPCP-9), which is in a Campanian marginal marine shale in the Cerro del Pueblo Formation of Mexico.
It was recombined as Mexichelys coahuilaensis by Parham and Pyenson (2010).
It was recombined as Mexichelys coahuilaensis by Parham and Pyenson (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Euclastes coahuilaensis Brinkman et al. |
| 2010 | Mexichelys coahuilaensis Parham and Pyenson p. 232 |
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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.
†Euclastes coahuilaensis Brinkman et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Campanian | Mexico (Coahuila) | Euclastes coahuilaensis (154161 type locality: 154244) |