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Miocaretta lankae

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4965006https://www.gbif.org/species/4965006
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)86857https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=86857
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : Miocaretta : Miocaretta lankae
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : Miocaretta : Miocaretta lankae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
-Testudinata
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
-PancryptodiraJoyce et al. 2004
superfamilyChelonioideaBaur 1893
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
genusMiocarettaDeraniyagala 1967
speciesMiocaretta lankaeDeraniyagala 1967
Generic NameMiocaretta
Scientific NameMiocaretta lankae Deraniyagala, 1967
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Miocaretta lankaespeciesbelongs to Miocarettastated without evidenceDeraniyagala, 1967
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance23.0 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene
Environmentmarine (based on Chelonioidea)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)P. E. P. Deraniyagala. 1967. Some new Miocene vertebrates from Ceylon. Ceylon Association for the Advancement of Science Proceedings 23:50

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1967Miocaretta lankae Deraniyagala p. 50
1969Miocaretta lankae Deraniyagala p. 97

References

Deraniyagala P. E. P. (1967) Some new Miocene vertebrates from Ceylon, Ceylon Association for the Advancement of Science Proceedings 23, 50
Deraniyagala P. E. P. (1969) Some aspects of the Tertiary period in Ceylon, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (Ceylon Branch), New Series 12, 86-108
P. E. P. Deraniyagala (1967) Some new Miocene vertebrates from Ceylon: Ceylon Association for the Advancement of Science Proceedings: 50 - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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