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Nostimochelone lampra
Discussion
Etymology: The species designation, lampra (Lampros; Greek), English translation 'bright', alludes to this discovery helping illuminate the fossil turtle record of Greece and also honours Lampros Georgalis (Thessaloniki) who facilitated initial examination of the holotype specimen.
Taxonomy
Nostimochelone lampra was named by Georgalis et al. (2013). Its type specimen is NMP V1, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Nostimochelone.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2013 | Nostimochelone lampra Georgalis et al. |
2021 | Nostimochelone lampra Vlachos |
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†Nostimochelone lampra Georgalis et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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E. Vlachos 2021 | The pleurodiran affinities of this taxon are quite clear, as already pointed out by Georgalis et al. (2013), including the sutural articulation between the pelvis and the shell and the presence of mesoplastra. Although the dorsal surface of the carapace is not available for observation, a combination of characters allows diagnosis within Podocnemidoidea. Georgalis et al. (2013) suggested that some character states are similar to the derived condition seen in Podocnemididae. Inclusion of this taxon in the matrices of Gaffney et al. (2006, 2011) revealed that Nostimochelone is placed within Bothremydidae, either within Kurmademydini or within Bothremydini (Vlachos 2015). However, observations on the dorsal side of the carapace would be necessary for a definite conclusion regarding the affinities of this taxon. As such, Nostimochelone is placed herein only within Podocnemidoidea as originally described by Georgalis et al. (2013). |
Measurements
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Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Miocene | Greece (Kastoria) | Nostimochelone lampra (183348) |