Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Carolinochelys

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Carolinochelys was named by Hay (1923) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol]. Its type is Carolinochelys wilsoni.

It was assigned to Cheloniidae by Hay (1930) and Berry and Lynn (1936); to Cheloniinae by Weems (1988); to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002); to Chelonia by Sanders and Geisler (2015); and to Pancheloniidae by Weems (2014) and Weems and Brown (2017).

Species
C. wilsoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Carolinochelys Hay p. 119
1930Carolinochelys Hay p. 80
1936Carolinochelys Berry and Lynn p. 189
1988Carolinochelys Weems p. 141 figs. Table 2
2002Carolinochelys Sepkoski
2014Carolinochelys Weems
2015Carolinachelys Sanders and Geisler p. 3
2017Carolinochelys Weems and Brown p. 1228

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
—PanchelonioideaJoyce et al. 2004
—PancheloniidaeJoyce et al. 2004
genusCarolinochelys

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.

G. †Carolinochelys Hay 1923
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Eocene to the top of the Chattian or 56.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) C. wilsoni (190388)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (South Carolina) Carolinachelys wilsoni (45500)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Virginia) C. wilsoni (167203)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (South Carolina) Carolinachelys sp. (211540)