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Palemys

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy

Palemys was named by Gray (1870).

It was assigned to Bothremydidae by Pérez-García (2018).

Species

P. bowerbankii (syn. Emys conybearii, Dacochelys delabechei, Emys delabechii, Emys laevis)

Synonyms

Dacochelys was named by Lydekker (1889).

It was synonymized subjectively with Palemys by Pérez-García (2018).

It was assigned to Pelomedusidae by Lydekker (1889); to Chelonidae by Lydekker (1889); and to Pelomedusinae by Zangerl (1948).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1870	Palemys Gray
1889	Dacochelys Lydekker p. 173
1948	Dacochelys Zangerl p. 48
2018	Palemys Pérez-García

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha

Rank	Name	Author
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
—	Testudinata	(Oppel 1811)
order	Testudines	Batsch 1788
suborder	Pleurodira
superfamily	Pelomedusoides	Broin 1988
—	Bothremydidae	(Baur 1891)
genus	Palemys	Gray 1870

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. †Palemys Gray 1870

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†Palemys bowerbankii Owen 1842

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Invalid names: Dacochelys delabechei Bell 1849 [synonym], Emys conybearii Owen 1858 [synonym], Emys delabechii Owen and Bell 1849 [synonym], Emys laevis Owen and Bell 1849 [synonym]

Invalid names: Dacochelys Lydekker 1889 [synonym]

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: Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Ypresian	56.0 - 47.8	United Kingdom (England)	Emys conybearii, Platemys bowerbankii, Emys laevis, Emys delabechii (167274) Platemys bowerbankii (178051)