| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Zolhafah
Taxonomy
Zolhafah was named by Lapparent de Broin and Werner (1998).
It was assigned to Bothremydidae by Lapparent de Broin and Werner (1998), de la Fuente et al. (2014); and to Bothremydina by Gaffney et al. (2006), Pérez-García (2016).
It was assigned to Bothremydidae by Lapparent de Broin and Werner (1998), de la Fuente et al. (2014); and to Bothremydina by Gaffney et al. (2006), Pérez-García (2016).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Zolhafah Lapparent de Broin and Werner p. 138 |
| 2006 | Zolhafah Gaffney et al. p. 70 |
| 2014 | Zolhafah de la Fuente et al. |
| 2016 | Zolhafah Pérez-García |
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.
G. †Zolhafah Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
show all | hide all
†Zolhafah bella Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006 | A bothremydid pleurodire of the tribe Bothremydini with the following unique characters among Bothremydini: foramen posterius canalis carotici interni formed by pterygoid, basisphenoid, and quadrate (also occurs in Taphrosphys); supraoccipital-quadrate contact absent (also absent in Taphrosphyini); other differentiating characters: dorsal process of premaxilla present, as in Araiochelys and Bothremys, in contrast to Foxemys and Polysternon; fossa orbitalis not enlarged posteriorly, as in Rosasia, Bothremys, and Chedighaii, but similar to Foxemys; ridge forming lower orbital rim present, in contrast to Bothremys; midline depression on ventral surface of premaxilla wide and very shallow; triturating surfaces triangular and very wide, as in Bothremys; triturating surface pit without complete posterior wall, as in Rosasia, in contrast to completely walled pit seen in Bothremys and Araiochelys; jugal forms tip and posterior part of pit, as in Rosasia; lateral edge of maxilla curved but without anterior pinching seen in Foxemys, Rosasia, and Bothremys; labial ridge relatively thick in contrast to Araiochelys; fossa pterygoidea absent, as in all other Bothremydini except Foxemys and Polysternon; incisura columellae auris closed, as in all Bothremydini except Foxemys and Polysternon; vomer-maxilla contact absent or very small, in contrast to extensive vomer-maxilla contact in Rosasia and Bothremys cooki. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maastrichtian | Egypt | Z. bella (83310) |