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Plesiochelys bigleri

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9275808https://www.gbif.org/species/9275808
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)356323https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=356323
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Plesiochelyidae : Plesiochelys : Plesiochelys bigleri
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Plesiochelyidae : Plesiochelys : Plesiochelys bigleri
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
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
-ThalassochelydiaAnquetin et al. 2017
familyPlesiochelyidaeRütimeyer 1873
genusPlesiochelysRütimeyer 1873
speciesPlesiochelys bigleriPüntener Anquetin & Billon-Bruyat 2017
Generic NamePlesiochelys
Scientific NamePlesiochelys bigleri Püntener, Anquetin & Billon-Bruyat, 2017
Name Published InPüntener, Christian, Jérémy Anquetin & Jean-Paul Billon-Bruyat. 2017. The comparative osteology of Plesiochelys bigleri n. sp., a new coastal marine turtle from the Late Jurassic of Porrentruy (Switzerland). PeerJ 5(3482).
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Plesiochelys biglerispeciesbelongs to Plesiochelysstated with evidenceAnquetin et al., 2017
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance157 - 152 Ma
Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance156 - 151 Ma
Jurassic
Environmentterrestrial (based on Amniota)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. Puntener, J. Anquetin, and J.-P. Billon-Bruyat. 2017. The comparative osteology of Plesiochelys bigleri n. sp., a new coastal marine turtle from the Late Jurassic of Porrentruy (Switzerland). PeerJ

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2017Plesiochelys bigleri Anquetin et al.
2017Plesiochelys bigleri Puntener et al. p. 10

References

Puntener C., Anquetin J., et al (2017) The comparative osteology of Plesiochelys bigleri n. sp., a new coastal marine turtle from the Late Jurassic of Porrentruy (Switzerland), PeerJ doi:10.7717/peerj.3482
Anquetin J., Puntener C., et al (2017) A Review of the Fossil Record of Turtles of the Clade Thalassochelydia, Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 58 3, 317-369
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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