| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Floridemys nancei
Discussion
Nancei was created in accordance with Article 31.1.2 of the ICZN by adding an i to Nance.
Taxonomy
Floridemys nancei was named by Weems (2023). Its type specimen is CMM-V-3726, a partial shell (nuchal), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chesapeake Ranch Estates, which is in a Tortonian shallow subtidal siliciclastic in the St. Marys Formation of Maryland.
Entered
by E. Vlachos on 2023-08-23
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Floridemys nancei Weems p. 44 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
†Floridemys nancei Weems 2023
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. E. Weems 2023 | On the dorsal surface, the cervical scute of Floridemys nancei is about four times as long as wide, whereas the cervical scute of Floridemys hurdi is about twice as long as wide and the cervical scute of Floridemys nana is about as long as wide (Figure 1.19). Anterior border of the first pleural scutes reach onto the posterior borders of the nuchal as in F. nana but unlike in F. hurdi, where the anterior borders of the pleural scutes are posterior to the nuchal. The nuchal of F. nancei pertains to a turtle larger than either F. hurdi or F. nana, but all three species are much smaller than all species of Hesperotestudo and Gopherus. Anterior nuchal borders of all three Floridemys species are also much narrower than in Hesperotestudo or Gopherus |