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Azabbaremys moragjonesi

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Azabbaremys moragjonesi was named by Gaffney et al. (2001). Its type specimen is BMNH R 16370, a skull (nearly complete skull lacking lower jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Samit, north of In Fargas, which is in a Paleocene/Paleocene carbonate limestone in the Teberemt Formation of Mali. It is the type species of Azabbaremys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Azabbaremys moragjonesi Gaffney et al.
2006Azabbaremys moragjonesi Gaffney et al. p. 105

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
Bothremydidae(Baur 1891)
genusAzabbaremys
speciesmoragjonesi

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.

Azabbaremys moragjonesi Gaffney et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006As for genus [Azabbaremys]
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:50:50
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:50:50
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Paleocene or 61.70000 to 55.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8Mali Azabbaremys moragjonesi (type locality: 83314)