Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : Caretta : Thalassochelys phosphatica |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : Thalassochelys : Thalassochelys phosphatica |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Thalassochelys |
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Scientific Name | Thalassochelys phosphatica Stefano, 1903 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Thalassochelys phosphatica | species | belongs to Thalassochelys | stated without evidence | Stefano, 1903 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
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Environment | marine (based on Chelonioidea) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. Stefano. 1903. Nuovi rettili degli strati a fosfato della Tunisia. Bollettino della Societa Geologica Italiana 22:51-80 |
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