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Geochelone laetoliensis
Taxonomy
Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) laetoliensis was named by Meylan and Auffenberg (1987). Its type specimen is LAET 578, a partial shell (left and right epiplastron), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Geochelone laetoliensis by Harrison (2011).
It was recombined as Geochelone laetoliensis by Harrison (2011).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1987 | Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) laetoliensis Meylan and Auffenberg p. 64 |
2011 | Geochelone laetoliensis Harrison |
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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.
†Geochelone laetoliensis Meylan and Auffenberg 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ernst and Barbour 1989 |
Age range: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma
Collections (6 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Pliocene | Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) | Geochelone laetoliensis (32050) | |
Piacenzian | Tanzania | Geochelone laetoliensis (21795 21798 21799 21801 21831) |