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Chitracephalus

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Chitracephalus was named by Dollo (1884). It is not extant. Its type is Chitracephalus dumonii.

It was assigned to Chelonia by Carroll (1988); and to Cryptodira by Pérez-García (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Chitracephalus Dollo
1988Chitracephalus Carroll
2003Salasemys Fuentes et al.
2012Chitracephalus Pérez-García figs. 1-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
genusChitracephalusDollo 1884

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. †Chitracephalus Dollo 1884
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†Chitracephalus dumonii Dollo 1885
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Invalid names: Salasemys pulcherrima Fuentes et al. 2003 [synonym]
Invalid names: Salasemys Fuentes et al. 2003 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Pérez-García 2012The same as for the species [Chitracephalus dumonii]
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Barremian or 129.40000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian136.4 - 125.45Spain (Castilla y León) Salasemys pulcherrima (131492)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Belgium (Sauerland) C. dumonii (22645)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Spain (La Rioja) Salasemys pulcherrima (131493)