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Cearachelys placidoi
Taxonomy
Cearachelys placidoi was named by Gaffney et al. (2001). Its type specimen is MPSC, a partial skeleton (partial skull, shell, cervicals, and limb elements), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Santana do Cariri (general), which is in an Aptian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal shale in the Romualdo Formation of Brazil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2001 | Cearachelys placidoi Gaffney et al. p. 3 figs. 2-3, 6-7 |
| 2007 | Cearachelys placidoi Oliveira and Romano |
| 2014 | Cearachelys placidoi de la Fuente 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.
†Cearachelys placidoi Gaffney et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. S. Gaffney et al. 2001 | [as for genus] |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Cearachelys placidoi (type locality: 67712 128568) |