IRMNG - Meiolaniidae Lydekker, 1887 †

IRMNG taxon details

Meiolaniidae Lydekker, 1887 †

IRMNG_ID

119536 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:119536)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Testudines

Direct children (6)

Ordering

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By status

Children Display

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Genus Chubutemys Gaffney, Rich, Vickers-Rich, Constantine, Vacca & Kool, 2007 †
Genus Meiolania Owen, 1886 †
Genus Trapalcochelys Sterli, de la Fuente & Cerda, 2013 †
Genus Miolania Lydekker, 1889 † accepted as Meiolania Owen, 1886 †
Genus Crossochelys Simpson, 1937 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Niolamia Ameghino, 1899 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Meiolaniidae Lydekker, 1887 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119536 on 2024-11-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (2)

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Reptilia (Class) > Anapsida (Subclass) > Testudines (Order) > Meiolaniidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info All genera fossil (SN2000). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)-Quaternary (Pleistocene) [details]