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Pacifichelys hutchisoni

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy
Euclastes hutchisoni was named by Lynch and Parham (2003). It is not extant. Its type specimen is LACM 103351, a skull (nearly complete skull and mandible). Its type locality is Sharktooth Hill Bonebed, which is in a Langhian terrestrial siltstone in the Temblor Formation of California.

It was recombined as Pacifichelys hutchisoni by Parham and Pyenson (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Euclastes hutchisoni Lynch and Parham p. 22 figs. 2-8
2010Pacifichelys hutchisoni Parham and Pyenson p. 235

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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
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
genusPacifichelys
specieshutchisoni()

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.

Pacifichelys hutchisoni Lynch and Parham 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marines
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: durophages
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Comments: Life habit, diet/feeding mode, and environment based on Lynch and Parham, 2003.s
Created: 2006-06-20 17:00:35
Modified: 2006-06-20 19:01:43
Source: s = species, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Lynch and Parham 2003, Carroll 1988

Age range: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Euclastes hutchisoni (type locality: 59059)