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Phyllemys
Taxonomy
Phyllemys was named by Schmidt (1944). Its type is Phyllemys barberi.
It was assigned to Thalassemydidae by Schmidt (1944).
It was assigned to Thalassemydidae by Schmidt (1944).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1944 | Phyllemys Schmidt p. 65 |
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G. †Phyllemys Schmidt 1944
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| K. P. Schmidt 1944 | A thalassemyd turtle with a very flat shell, with the bones of the carapace and plastron very thin; carapaceas wide as long; eighth costals narrowed medially to a point; and large fenestrae between the peripherals and disk of the carapace. |