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Dermochelyoidea
Taxonomy
Dermochelyoidea is a superfamily. Its type is Dermochelys.
It was assigned to Cryptodira by Kuhn (1966); and to Testudines by Weems (1988).
It was assigned to Cryptodira by Kuhn (1966); and to Testudines by Weems (1988).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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.
Superfm. †Dermochelyoidea
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G. †Pygmaeochelys Laube 1896
Invalid names: Chelone regularis Fritsch 1905 [nomen dubium], Pygmaeochelys michelobana Laube 1896 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 93.50000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Turonian | Czech Republic | Dermochelyoidea indet. (181000) Dermochelyoidea indet., Chelone regularis (180999) Pygmaeochelys michelobana (181007) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Australia (Western Australia) | Dermochelyoidea indet. (106495) |