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Kayentachelys
Taxonomy
Kayentachelys was named by Gaffney et al. (1987). Its type is Kayentachelys aprix. It is the type genus of Kayentachelyidae.
It was assigned to Testudines by Gauthier et al. (1989); to Cryptodira by Joyce et al. (2004); to Kayentachelyidae by Gaffney et al. (1987) and Gaffney and Jenkins (2010); to Testudinata by Joyce (2007), Sterli and Joyce (2007), Danilov and Parham (2008), Pérez-García (2012), Anquetin (2012), Pérez-García and Murelaga (2013) and Perea et al. (2014); and to Mesochelydia by Joyce (2017).
It was assigned to Testudines by Gauthier et al. (1989); to Cryptodira by Joyce et al. (2004); to Kayentachelyidae by Gaffney et al. (1987) and Gaffney and Jenkins (2010); to Testudinata by Joyce (2007), Sterli and Joyce (2007), Danilov and Parham (2008), Pérez-García (2012), Anquetin (2012), Pérez-García and Murelaga (2013) and Perea et al. (2014); and to Mesochelydia by Joyce (2017).
Species
K. aprix (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1987 | Kayentachelys Gaffney et al. p. 289 |
1989 | Kayentachelys Gauthier et al. p. 344 |
2004 | Kayentachelys Joyce et al. |
2007 | Kayentachelys Joyce |
2007 | Kayentachelys Sterli and Joyce |
2008 | Kayentachelys Danilov and Parham |
2010 | Kayentachelys Gaffney and Jenkins |
2012 | Kayentachelys Anquetin p. 34 fig. 10 |
2012 | Kayentachelys Pérez-García |
2013 | Kayentachelys Pérez-García and Murelaga |
2014 | Kayentachelys Perea et al. |
2017 | Kayentachelys Joyce |
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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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Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Sinemurian or 199.30000 to 190.80000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Hettangian - Sinemurian | USA (Arizona) | K. sp. (214349 216632) | |
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian | USA (Arizona) | K. sp. (13280 51894 216636 216637 216638 216641 216645) K. sp., K. aprix (27716) |