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Lembonax

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy
Lembonax was named by Cope (1870) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo]. Its type is Lembonax polemicus.

It was assigned to Testudinata by Cope (1870); to Testudinata by Cope (1872); to Cheloniidae by Hay (1902), Hay (1930) and Berry and Lynn (1936); and to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
L. polemicus (type species), L. propylaeus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Lembonax Cope p. 168
1872Lembonax Cope p. 15
1902Lembonax Hay p. 444
1930Lembonax Hay p. 80
1936Lembonax Berry and Lynn p. 189
2002Lembonax Sepkoski

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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
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
genusLembonax

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. †Lembonax Cope 1870
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Lembonax polemicus Cope 1870
Lembonax propylaeus Cope 1872
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: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Burdigalian or 41.30000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (New Jersey) L. propylaeus (84022)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) L. polemicus (50944)