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Peiropemydidae

Reptilia - Testudines - Peiropemydidae

Taxonomy
Peiropemydodda was named by Gaffney et al. (2011).

It was reranked as the family Peiropemydidae by Ferreira et al. (2018).

It was assigned to Podocnemidinae by Gaffney et al. (2011); and to Pelomedusoides by Ferreira et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Peiropemydodda Gaffney et al.
2018Peiropemydidae Ferreira et al.

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

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.

Fm. †Peiropemydidae Gaffney et al. 2011
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G. †Pricemys Gaffney et al. 2011
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Pricemys caiera Gaffney et al. 2011
G. †Yuraramirim Ferreira et al. 2018
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Yuraramirim montealtensis Ferreira et al. 2018
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Yuraramirim montealtensis (161609)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Pricemys caiera (51628)