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Porthochelys
Taxonomy
Porthochelys was named by Williston (1901) [Sepkoski's age data: K Coni-u Sepkoski's reference number: 987]. It is not extant. Its type is Porthochelys laticeps.
It was assigned to Toxochelyidae by Hay (1905) and Hay (1930); to Toxochelyinae by Zangerl (1953) and Weems (1988); and to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Toxochelyidae by Hay (1905) and Hay (1930); to Toxochelyinae by Zangerl (1953) and Weems (1988); and to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
P. laticeps (type species)
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Cretaceous or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Cretaceous | USA (Kansas) | P. laticeps (90468) |