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Testudo amberiacensis

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Taxonomy
Testudo amberiacensis was named by Deperet (1894). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Amberieux, which is in a Turolian terrestrial horizon in France.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Testudo amberiacensis Deperet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyTestudinidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyTestudininae
tribeTestudininiBatsch 1788
genusTestudo
speciesamberiacensisDeperet 1894

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.

Testudo amberiacensis Deperet 1894
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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: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Turolian or 8.70000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turolian8.7 - 5.333France (Ain) Testudo amberiacensis (type locality: 181106)
Turolian - Pliocene8.7 - 2.588France (Ardeche) Testudo amberiacensis (181107)