Proterochersidae

Proterochersidae is an extinct family of stem-turtles belonging to Testudinata.[1][2]

Proterochersidae
Temporal range: Triassic, 221.5–205.6 Ma[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Testudinata
Family: †Proterochersidae
Nopcsa, 1928
Genera

2 genera (see text)

Synonyms
  • Murrhardtia

List of genera

There are two genera:[1]

  • Keuperotesta Szczygielski & Sulej, 2016[3] (junior synonym of Proterochersis?)[4]
    • Keuperotesta limendorsa Szczygielski & Sulej, 2016[3]
  • Proterochersis Fraas, 1913
    • Proterochersis intermedia Fraas, 1913 (synonym of P. robusta?)[3]
    • Proterochersis porebensis Szczygielski & Sulej, 2016[3]
    • Proterochersis robusta Fraas, 1913
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References
  1. "†family Proterochersidae Nopcsa 1928". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. "Proterochersidae". Species. GBIF. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. Szczygielski, Tomasz & Tomasz Sulej (2016). "Revision of the Triassic European turtles Proterochersis and Murrhardtia (Reptilia, Testudinata, Proterochersidae), with the description of new taxa from Poland and Germany". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 177 (2): 395–427. doi:10.1111/zoj.12374.
  4. Joyce, Walter G. (2017). "A review of the fossil record of basal Mesozoic turtles" (PDF). Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 58 (1): 65–113. doi:10.3374/014.058.0105.


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