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Testudo steinheimensis
Discussion
Named originally as a variation of Testudo kalksburgensis Toula
Taxonomy
Testudo steinheimensis was named by Staesche (1931). Its type specimen is (not specified), a partial shell (carapace parts from Tubingen and Stuttgart collections), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Steinheim am Albuch, which is in a MN 7 + 8 lacustrine - small siliciclastic/limestone in Germany.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1931 | Testudo steinheimensis Staesche |
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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.
†Testudo steinheimensis Staesche 1931
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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: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Sarmatian or 12.70000 to 11.60800 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Miocene | Germany | Testudo steinheimensis (194684) | |
| MN 7 + 8 | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Testudo steinheimensis (type locality: 49520) | |
| Sarmatian | Austria | Testudo steinheimensis (175587) |