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Mesochersus
Discussion
Etymology: Genus, from the Greek: Meso, by allusion for the size of the tortoise, and chersos, earth, continental.
Taxonomy
Mesochersus was named by de Lapparent de Broin (2003).
It was assigned to Testudinidae by de Lapparent de Broin (2003); and to Testudininae by Vlachos and Rabi (2018).
It was assigned to Testudinidae by de Lapparent de Broin (2003); and to Testudininae by Vlachos and Rabi (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Mesochersus de Lapparent de Broin |
| 2018 | Mesochersus Vlachos and Rabi p. 663 |
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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.
G. †Mesochersus de Lapparent de Broin 2003
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†Mesochersus orangeus de Lapparent de Broin 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ernst and Barbour 1989 | |||||
Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Miocene | Namibia | Chersina sp. (21855) |