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Proterochersidae

Reptilia - Proterochersidae

Taxonomy
Proterochersidae was named by Nopcsa (1928). It is not extant. Its type is Proterochersis.

It was synonymized subjectively with Archaeochelyidae by Kuhn (1946).

It was assigned to Proganochelyoidea by Kuhn (1966); to Proganochelydia by Carroll (1988); to Minipleurodira by Gaffney et al. (2006); to Testudinata by Li et al. (2008) and Szczygielski and Sulej (2016); and to Testudinata by Czepiński et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Proterochersidae Nopcsa
1966Proterochersidae Kuhn p. 21
1988Proterochersidae Carroll
2006Proterochersidae Gaffney et al. p. 28
2008Proterochersidae Li et al. p. 500
2016Proterochersidae Szczygielski and Sulej
2021Proterochersidae Czepiński et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
familyProterochersidaeNopcsa 1928
familyProterochersidaeNopcsa 1928

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.

Fm. †Proterochersidae Nopcsa 1928
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G. †Keuperotesta Szczygielski and Sulej 2016
G. †Proterochersis Fraas 1913
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Proterochersis limendorsa Szczygielski and Sulej 2016
Proterochersis porebensis Szczygielski and Sulej 2016
Proterochersis robusta Fraas 1913
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Invalid names: Chelytherium obscurum Meyer 1863 [synonym], Murrhardtia staeschei Karl and Tichy 2000 [synonym], Proterochersis intermedia Fraas 1913 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chelytherium Meyer 1863 [synonym], Murrhardtia Karl and Tichy 2000 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Murrhardtia staeschei (138872)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Poland (Opole) Proterochersis porebensis (140077)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Baden-Württemburg) Proterochersis intermedia (138885)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Proterochersis robusta, Keuperotesta limendorsa (138886)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Poland (Śląskie) Proterochersis sp. (132933)