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Rhothonemys
Taxonomy
Rhothonemys was named by Gaffney et al. (2006). Its type is Rhothonemys brinkmani.
It was assigned to Taphrosphyina by Gaffney et al. (2006); and to Bothremydidae by de la Fuente et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Taphrosphyina by Gaffney et al. (2006); and to Bothremydidae by de la Fuente et al. (2014).
Species
R. brinkmani (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Rhothonemys Gaffney et al. p. 104 |
| 2014 | Rhothonemys de la Fuente 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
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006 | A bothremydid pleurodire of the tribe Taphrosphyini with these unique characters among Taphrosphyini: apertura narium externa larger than in any other bothremydid; maxilla deeper and longer than in any other bothremydid; anterior half of skull deeper with respect to rest of skull than in any other bothremydid; labial ridge thick in cross section with broadly curved outer surface and slightly concave inner surface. Other differentiating features are: parietal enters orbital margin, in contrast to all bothremydids except Phosphatochelys and Ummulisani; squamosal with vertical flange, in contrast to Azabbaremys; frontal shorter than prefrontal (also in Phosphatochelys), enters orbit for its full length; interorbital width narrower than in other Taphrosphyini except in Labrostochelys; parietal forms major part of postorbital ridge and pocket, as in Taphrosphys and Phosphatochelys. |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988 | |||||