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Bairdemys thalassica
Discussion
Derivatio nominis: From the Greek word thalassa ( sea)
Taxonomy
Bairdemys thalassica was named by Ferreira et al. (2015). Its type specimen is IVIC-P-2908, a partial skull (almost complete skull, lacking the pre-orbital region, the right portion of the skull roof, and the right lateral wall of the fossa temporalis), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is El Miedo Cave, which is in a Miocene shallow subtidal limestone in the Capadare Formation of Venezuela.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Bairdemys thalassica Ferreira et al. |
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†Bairdemys thalassica Ferreira et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. S. Ferreira et al. 2015 | A Bairdemys with a short midline contact of the pterygoids; a longer basisphenoid-quadrate contact; a more rounded rostral tip of the basisphenoid; dermal scale iv expanding onto the postorbital, quadratojugal, and parietal; and a slitlike opening of the canal containing both foramina nervi hypoglossi signi cantly smaller than the foramen jugulare posterius. |