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Adocus bostobensis

Reptilia - Testudines - Adocidae

Taxonomy
Adocus bostobensis was named by Syromyatnikova and Danilov (2009). Its type specimen is ZIN PH 1/94, a partial shell (nuchal fragment), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baibishe, which is in a Santonian/Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Bostobe Formation of Kazakhstan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Adocus bostobensis Syromyatnikova and Danilov pp. 90-92 figs. 8A-N
2013Adocus bostobensis Syromyatnikova and Danilov

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyTrionychoideaFitzinger 1826
familyAdocidae
genusAdocus
speciesbostobensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Adocus bostobensis Syromyatnikova and Danilov 2009
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. V. Syromyatnikova and I. G. Danilov 2009A species of Adocus that can be differentiated from other members of Adocus by larger shell size. Besides that, it can be differentiated from other Adocus of the studied area by shape of the cervical and from A. bossi by the presence of the nuchal emargination. Additional differences from Adocus dzhurtasensis are given above.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapaceg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-09-01 10:38:32
Modified: 2005-09-01 12:38:32
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Estes et al. 1969, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 86.30000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian86.3 - 70.6Kazakhstan (Qyzylorda) Adocus bostobensis (53136 59700 59701 type locality: 68826) Adocus foveatus (53893)