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Testudo shensiensis

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Taxonomy
Testudo shensiensis was named by Wiman (1930). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fu-Ku-Hsien, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in China.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Testudo shensiensis Wiman
1963Testudo shensiensis Yeh
1983Testudo shensiensis Crumly

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyTestudinidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyTestudininae
tribeTestudininiBatsch 1788
genusTestudo
speciesshensiensis

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.

Testudo shensiensis Wiman 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 07:16:55
Modified: 2005-09-09 16:16:46
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ernst and Barbour 1989

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Ruscinian or 15.97000 to 3.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608China (Nei Mongol) Testudo shensiensis (176521)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China Testudo shensiensis (type locality: 195283)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2China (Shanxi) Testudo shensiensis (42273)