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Discussion
The name Saxochelys is derived from the combination of the Ancient Greek word chelys meaning turtle and the morpheme sax referring to the Arikara, Hidatsa, and Crow the American Indian peoples indigenous to the region of discovery cognate for turtle (being sax, and sx, and basxe, respectively), having been combined following classical word formation for euphony.
Taxonomy
Saxochelys was named by Lyson et al. (2019). Its type is Saxochelys gilberti.
It was assigned to Baenodda by Lyson et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Baenodda by Lyson et al. (2019).
Species
S. gilberti (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Saxochelys Lyson et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| T. R. Lyson et al. 2019 | Member of Baenodda (sensu Joyce and Lyson, 2015) based on the greatly reduced dorsal lappet of the prefrontal, loss of a parietal and squamosal contact, exclusion of the opisthotic from the canalis stapedio-temporale, reduced nasals, contribution of vertebral V to the posterior margin of carapace, and midline contact of the extragulars posterior to the gulars; and of Eubaeninae (sensu Joyce and Lyson, 2015) based on the presence of multiple cervical scales, prepleurals, and a vertebral V that is wider than long. |