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Taphrosphyini
Taxonomy
Taphrosphyini was named by Gaffney et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Bothremydodda by Gaffney et al. (2006); and to Bothremydidae by Joyce et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Bothremydodda by Gaffney et al. (2006); and to Bothremydidae by Joyce et al. (2021).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1903 | Gafsachelys phosphatica Stefano |
| 1903 | Gafsachelys Stefano p. 74 |
| 1903 | Gafsachelys phosphatica Stefano p. 74 |
| 1952 | Eusarkia Bergounioux |
| 1952 | Eusarkia rotundiformis Bergounioux |
| 1954 | Eusarkia rotundiformis Bergounioux p. 45 |
| 1955 | Gafsachelys moularensis Bergounioux |
| 1972 | Gafsachelys Moody p. 329 |
| 1972 | Gafsachelys phosphatica Moody p. 329 |
| 1972 | Crassachelys Moody p. 331 figs. Plate 16 |
| 1972 | Eusarkia Moody p. 331 |
| 1972 | Eusarkia rotundiformis Moody p. 333 |
| 1988 | Eusarkia Carroll |
| 2006 | Taphrosphyini Gaffney et al. p. 90 |
| 2021 | Taphrosphyini Joyce et al. |
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Tr. †Taphrosphyini Gaffney et al. 2006
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Subtr. †Taphrosphyina Gaffney et al. 2006
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Invalid names: Crassachelys Moody 1972 [nomen dubium], Eusarkia Bergounioux 1952 [nomen dubium], Gafsachelys Stefano 1903 [nomen dubium], Nigeremydina Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006 | Members of the subfamily Bothremydinae with the following unique characters: jugal-quadrate contact present; supraoccipital-quadrate contact absent (except in unnamed taxon CNRST-SUNY 199); small palatine contribution to triturating surfaces; dorsally arched palate (except in Labrostochelys, but unknown for Taphrosphys and Rhothonemys); maxilla-quadratojugal contact absent. Other differentiating characters are: preorbital part of skull usually narrower than in Bothremydini; fenestra interorbitale high, in contrast to Bothremydini; temporal emargination slight or absent, in contrast to Kurmademydini and Cearachelyini; fossa precolumellaris absent, in contrast to Kurmademydini; shelf below cavum tympani present, as in Bothremydini; foramen jugulare posterius closed, as in Kurmademydini and Bothremydini; exoccipitals completely form neck and condylus occipitalis, in contrast to Kurmademydini and Cearachelyini; foramen stapedio-temporale not visible in dorsal view; foramen stapedio-temporale and foramen nervi trigemini very close together; fenestra postotica closed; jugal not retracted from orbit; pectoral scales on plastron reach entoplastron; neurals do not reach suprapygal; (following characters known only for Taphrosphys): shell surface covered by strong texture consisting of irregular raised polygons delimited by network of deep furrows; nuchal notch absent; seven neurals, costals 7 and 8 meeting on midline; first costal length greater than twice length of second costal; first marginal scale about equidimensional, pleural scales extending well onto peripheral bones; (following characters known only for Taphrosphys and Ummulisani): shell surface covered by strong texture consisting of irregular raised polygons delimited by network of deep furrows; posterior plastral lobe broad, in contrast to Chedighaii, and possessing a semicircular anal notch; intergular scale large, separating small gulars, humerals, and part of pectorals; pubic scar long and narrow, ischiac scar round and near edge of xiphiplastron. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005 | |||||
Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 72.10000 to 54.90000 Ma
Collections (17 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Saudi Arabia (Tabuk) | Taphrosphyini indet. (116314) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Texas) | Chupacabrachelys complexus (115413 115414) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Syria | Nigeremys sp. (117849 117852) Taphrosphys sulcatus (117857) Taphrosphys sulcatus, Nigeremys sp. (117853 117854 117855) | |
| Maastrichtian | Niger | Ilatardia cetiotesta (97996) | |
| Maastrichtian | France | Taphrosphys ambiguus (195628) | |
| Danian | USA (South Carolina) | Taphrosphys sulcatus (115152) | |
| Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene | Mali | Taphrosphyina undescribed species (115411) | |
| Clarkforkian | USA (South Carolina) | Taphrosphys sulcatus (15074) | |
| Ypresian | Peru (Piura) | Taphrosphys olssoni (128430) | |
| Ypresian | Tunisia | Crassachelys neurirregularis, Eusarkia rotundiformis, Gafsachelys phosphatica (106501) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | Tunisia (Gafsa) | Gafsachelys phosphaticus, Gafsachelys neurirregularis, Eusarkia rotundiformis (151620) |