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Bothremydina

Reptilia - Testudines

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Bothremydina Gaffney et al. p. 69
2009Bothremydina Gaffney et al. p. 2
2017Bothremydina Pérez-García p. 2
2020Bothremydina Pérez-Garcia
2022Bothremydina Noto et al. p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
superfamilyPelomedusoidesBroin 1988
Bothremydidae(Baur 1891)
tribeBothremydini
subtribeBothremydina
subtribeBothremydina

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.

Subtr. †Bothremydina Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Akoranemys Pérez-Garcia 2020
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Akoranemys madagasika Pérez-Garcia 2020
G. †Araiochelys Gaffney et al. 2006
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Araiochelys hirayamai Gaffney et al. 2006
G. †Bothremys Leidy 1865
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Bothremys arabicus Zalmout et al. 2005
Bothremys cooki Leidy 1865
Bothremys kellyi Gaffney et al. 2006
Bothremys maghrebiana Gaffney et al. 2006
Invalid names: Karkaemys Zalmout et al. 2005 [synonym]
G. †Zolhafah Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
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Zolhafah bella Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006Members of the tribe Bothremydini with the following characters contrasting with Foxemydina: maxilla-quadrate contact present (except in Chedighaii); triturating surface with maxillary pits (except Chedighaii); dentary pits present; jugal widely exposed on triturating surface (except Chedighaii); incisura columellae auris closed and stapes contained in bony canal; fossa pterygoidea absent or shallow; foramen jugulare posterius completely closed; basisphenoid ventral shape triangular; pectoral scales not extending onto epiplastron; anterior plastral lobe does not reach carapace anterior margin
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:50:50
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:50:50
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 100.50000 to 55.80000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) Akoranemys madagasika (214154)
Santonian - Coniacian86.3 - 86.3USA (Kansas) Chedighaii barberi (129833)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Jordan Karkaemys arabicus (83312)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Podocnemis alabamae (81928)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Bothremys cooki, Chedighaii barberi (88610)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Chedighaii barberi (129836)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (North Carolina) Bothremys cooki (129825) Bothremys sp., Bothremys cooki, Chedighaii barberi (57918) Bothremys sp., Chedighaii barberi (128412)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Coahuila) Bothremydina indet. (35360)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) Bothremys sp. (180790)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Egypt Zolhafah bella (83310)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Bothremys cookii (81999)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene70.6 - 61.7USA (New Jersey) Bothremys sp. (26819)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Morocco Araiochelys hirayamai, Bothremys maghrebiana (83311)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Morocco (Khouribga) Bothremys maghrebiana (129831)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Morocco Bothremys kellyi (68176)
Clarkforkian56.8 - 55.8USA (South Carolina) Bothremys sp. (15074)