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Corsochelys

Reptilia - Testudines

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Corsochelys Zangerl p. 285 figs. Fig. 126-145
1981Corsochelys Thurmond and Jones p. 136
1988Corsochelys Carroll
1988Corsochelys Weems p. 141 figs. Table 2
1995Corsochelys Hirayama p. 282
2002Corsochelys Sepkoski
2013Corsochelys Bardet et al.
2014Corsochelys de Lapparent de Broin et al.

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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
superfamilyChelonioidea
DermochelyoidaeWilliams 1950
genusCorsochelys

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. †Corsochelys Zangerl 1960
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Corsochelys bentleyi Schwimmer et al. 2015
Corsochelys halinches Zangerl 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 72.10000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) C. haliniches (82035)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) C. sp. (14455)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) C. bentleyi (180790)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) C. bentleyi (79363)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) C. sp. (78124)