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Atlantochelys

Description

Atlantochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Upper Cretaceous of New Jersey. For 163 years, only a partial humerus was known, but the second part of the same bone was found in 2012. The full size has been extrapolated as being 3 m (9.8 ft).


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4576448https://www.gbif.org/species/4576448
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)36329https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=36329
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Protostegidae : Atlantochelys
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Dermochelyidae : Atlantochelys
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
familyDermochelyidaeLydekker 1889
genusAtlantochelysAgassiz 1849
Scientific NameAtlantochelys Agassiz, 1849
Name Published InProc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 4 (8)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Atlantochelysgenusbelongs to Sphargididaestated with evidenceLeidy, 1873
Atlantochelysgenusbelongs to Protostegidaestated without evidenceHay, 1902
Atlantochelysgenusbelongs to Cheloniasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Dermochelyidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietdurophage, piscivore (based on Dermochelyidae)
Reproductionoviparous (based on Dermochelyidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. Agassiz. 1849. Remarks on crocodiles of the green sand of New Jersey and on Atlantochelys. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 4:169-169
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantochelys

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Atlantochelys mortoni
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
283.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1849Atlantochelys Agassiz
1873Atlantochelys Leidy p. 342
1902Atlantochelys Hay p. 440
2002Atlantochelys Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Agassiz L. Remarks on crocodiles of the green sand of New Jersey and on Atlantochelys, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 4, 169-169
Leidy J. Part I. Contributions to the extinct vertebrate fauna of the western territories, Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories 1, 1-358
Hay O. P. (1902) , Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179, 1-868
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 4 (8) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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