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Erymnochelys
Taxonomy
Erymnochelys was named by Baur (1888). It is extant.
It was assigned to Pelomedusidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); to Bothremydidae by Gaffney and Forster (2003); to Pleurodira by Joyce (2007); to Panpleurodira by Anquetin et al. (2009); to Erymnochelydand by Gaffney et al. (2011); to Podocnemidae by Cadena et al. (2012); and to Podocnemididae by van Dijk et al. (2014) and de la Fuente et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Pelomedusidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); to Bothremydidae by Gaffney and Forster (2003); to Pleurodira by Joyce (2007); to Panpleurodira by Anquetin et al. (2009); to Erymnochelydand by Gaffney et al. (2011); to Podocnemidae by Cadena et al. (2012); and to Podocnemididae by van Dijk et al. (2014) and de la Fuente et al. (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1888 | Erymnochelys Baur |
| 1996 | Erymnochelys Frank and Ramus |
| 2003 | Erymnochelys Gaffney and Forster p. 1 |
| 2007 | Erymnochelys Joyce |
| 2009 | Erymnochelys Anquetin et al. |
| 2011 | Erymnochelys Gaffney et al. |
| 2012 | Erymnochelys Cadena et al. |
| 2014 | Erymnochelys de la Fuente et al. |
| 2014 | Erymnochelys van Dijk et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Coniacian to the top of the Holocene or 89.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian | Niger (Tahoua) | E. madagascariensis (48867) | |
| Maastrichtian | Madagascar (Mahajanga) | E. sp. (39266) | |
| Lutetian | France ( Île-de-France) | E. sp. (167224) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Kenya | Pelomedusoides indet. (174672) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Namibia | E. sp. (70420 70421) | |
| Middle Miocene | Namibia | E. sp. (21855) | |
| Holocene | Madagascar (Beanka) | E. madagascariensis (205190 205193) |