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Perichelydia

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Perichelydia was named by Joyce (2017).

It was assigned to Mesochelydia by Joyce (2017); and to Testudinata by Sterli and de la Fuente (2019).

Subtaxa
Meiolaniformes, Sichuanchelyidae, Spoochelys
Sister taxa
Meiolaniformes, Sichuanchelyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Perichelydia Joyce
2019Perichelydia Sterli and de la Fuente

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
—Perichelydia
—Perichelydia

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.

Unr. †Perichelydia Joyce 2017
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Unr. †Meiolaniformes Sterli and de la Fuente 2013
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G. †Chubutemys Gaffney et al. 2007
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†Chubutemys copelloi Gaffney et al. 2007
Fm. †Meiolaniidae Lydekker 1887
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G. †Gaffneylania Sterli et al. 2015
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†Gaffneylania auricularis Sterli et al. 2015
G. †Meiolania Owen 1886
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†Meiolania brevicollis Megirian 1992
†Meiolania mackayi Anderson 1925
†Meiolania platyceps Owen 1886
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Invalid names: Ceratochelys sthenurus Huxley 1887 [objective synonym], Ceratochelys sthenurus Huxley 1887 [objective synonym], Meiolania minor Owen 1886 [synonym], Meiolania minor Owen 1886 [synonym]
G. †Ninjemys Gaffney 1992
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†Ninjemys oweni Woodward 1888
G. †Niolamia Ameghino 1899
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†Niolamia argentina Ameghino 1899
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Invalid names: Miolania argentina Woodward 1901 [synonym]
Invalid names: Crossochelys Simpson 1937 [synonym]
G. †Warkalania Gaffney et al. 1992
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†Warkalania carinaminor Gaffney et al. 1992
Invalid names: Miolaniidae [synonym]
G. †Otwayemys Gaffney et al. 1998
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†Otwayemys cunicularius Gaffney et al. 1998
G. †Patagoniaemys Sterli and de la Fuente 2011
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†Patagoniaemys gasparinae Sterli and de la Fuente 2011
G. †Peligrochelys Sterli and de la Fuente 2013
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†Peligrochelys walshae Sterli and de la Fuente 2013
G. †Trapalcochelys Sterli et al. 2013
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†Trapalcochelys sulcata Sterli et al. 2013
Unr. †Sichuanchelyidae Tong et al. 2012
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G. †Laurasichersis Pérez-García 2020
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†Laurasichersis relicta Pérez-García 2020
G. †Mongolochelys Khosatzky 1997
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†Mongolochelys efremovi Khosatzky 1997
G. †Sichuanchelys Ye and Pi 1997
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†Sichuanchelys chowi Ye and Pi 1997
†Sichuanchelys palatodentata Joyce et al. 2016
G. †Spoochelys Smith and Kear 2013
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†Spoochelys ormondea Smith and Kear 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Holocene or 163.50000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (142 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian - Oxfordian170.3 - 157.3China (Sichuan) Sichuanchelys sp., Sichuanchelys chowi (24883)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3China (Xinjiang) Sichuanchelys palatodentata (182495 182496 182497) Sichuanchelys sp. (141366)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Argentina (Chubut) Chubutemys copelloi (38530) Meiolaniformes indet. (154711)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Australia (Victoria) Testudines indet. (38534 38537 38542)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Australia (New South Wales) Spoochelys ormondea (99238 133649 133650)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Meiolaniformes indet. (139574 185025) Meiolaniidae indet. (145698) Niolamia sp. (45087)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Chelidae indet. (185024)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mongolia (Omnogov) Mongolochelys efremovi (51972) Mongolochelys sp. (55257 55258 108344 127670 127671 127673 127675 127679 127681 168990) Testudinata indet. (168417)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Meiolaniformes indet. (208386 208390 208395 208409 208414 208420 208425 208430 231272 231350 231353 231354 231359 231363 231364 231374 231375 231378 231388 231403 231409 231411 231448 231449 231450 231451 231486 231491 231500 231518 231521 231590 231610 231632 231634 231639 231642 231653 231656 231754 231758 233607 233643) Meiolaniidae indet. (99438) Patagoniaemys gasparinae (133651 166582 166583 206174 206175 206176 206177 206178 206179 206180 208387 208388 224258) Patagoniaemys sp. (231292 231360)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Meiolaniformes indet. (227006)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium (Hainaut) Baenoidea indet. (132949)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Meiolaniformes indet. (208450) Peligrochelys walshae (95914 200060 200061 200062 200063 200064 200065 200066 200067 200068 200069 200070 200071 200072 200073 200074 200075 200076 200077 200078 208464)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France (Champagne-Ardenne) Laurasichersis relicta (68428 87925)
Casamayoran56.0 - 48.0Argentina (Chubut) Crossochelys corniger (39295)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Argentina (Chubut) Gaffneylania auricularis (208475 208477)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Argentina (Chubut) Gaffneylania auricularis (142929) Meiolaniidae indet. (185026) Niolamia argentina (185027)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Australia (Queensland) Meiolaniidae indet. (143208)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) Meiolaniidae indet. (137261)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (Queensland) Warkalania carinaminor (143358)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (South Australia) Meiolaniidae indet. (135688)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Testudines indet. (153884)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Northern Territory) Meiolania brevicollis (92839)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Queensland) Meiolaniidae indet. (181913)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Australia (New South Wales) Meiolaniidae indet. (95862)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Meiolania sp. (135983)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Meiolania oweni (135914) Meiolaniidae indet. (136724)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117New Caledonia (Isle of Pines) Meiolania mackayi (185433)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Meiolania platyceps (185435 185436 185437 185438 185439) Meiolania platyceps, Meiolania minor, Ceratochelys sthenurus (185430)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Meiolania platyceps (183080)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Caledonia (Lifu) Meiolaniidae indet. (185432)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Meiolaniidae indet. (13221)