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Anhuichelys doumuensis

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Taxonomy
Anhuichelys doumuensis was named by Tong et al. (2016). Its type specimen is IVPP V 5599, a partial shell (Shell with damaged carapace and complete plastron), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yangxinwu (Qianshan locality 71071), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Doumu Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Anhuichelys doumuensis Tong et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyTestudinidaeBatsch 1788
genusAnhuichelys
speciesdoumuensis

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.

Anhuichelys doumuensis Tong et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 07:16:55
Modified: 2005-09-09 16:16:46
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Paleocene or 61.70000 to 58.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene61.7 - 58.7China (Anhui) Anhuichelys doumuensis (132939 179041 179042) Anhuichelys sp. (type locality: 132945)