Santanachelys

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelonioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Chelonioidea

Familia: †Protostegidae
Genus: Santanachelys
Species (1): S. gaffneyi

Name

• Santanachelys Hirayama, 1998

References

• Cadena, E.A. 2011: First record of eucryptodiran turtles from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian), at the northernmost part of South America. South American journal of herpetology, 6(1): 49‑53. DOI: 10.2994/057.006.0107 PDF
• Hirayama, R. 1998: Oldest known sea turtle. Nature, 392(6677): 705–708. DOI: 10.1038/33669 PDF

Links

• ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus

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