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Tongemys

Reptilia - Compsemydidae

Discussion

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The genus name, Tongemys, is formed in honor of Haiyan Tong, a paleontologist who has consistently contributed to the field of descriptive turtle paleontology and systematics over the course of the last three decades.

Taxonomy
Tongemys was named by Joyce et al. (2022). Its type is Tongemys enigmatica.

It was assigned to Compsemydidae by Joyce et al. (2022).

Species
T. enigmatica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Tongemys Joyce et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
—Paracryptodira
familyCompsemydidae
genusTongemys

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.

G. †Tongemys Joyce et al. 2022
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†Tongemys enigmatica Joyce et al. 2022
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. G. Joyce et al. 2022Tongemys enigmatica gen. et sp. nov. can be diagnosed as a representative of Compsemydidae by its relatively small size (carapace length smaller than 30 cm), a finely textured shell, a sutured bridge, the reduction to absence of a nuchal contribution to the anterior carapace margin, the reduction to absence of a contact between peripheral I and costal I resulting in a contact between the nuchal and peripheral II, the absence of a cervical and a posterolaterally sloping gular-humeral sulcus.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Berriasian or 145.00000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) T. enigmatica (72142)