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Kizylkumemys schultzi

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Carettochelyidae

Taxonomy
Kizylkumemys schultzi was named by Nessov (1977). Its type specimen is CCMGE 11180-1, a partial shell (right hypoplastron), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SH-5, Khodzhakulsai ravine, which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial sandstone in the Khodzhakul Formation of Uzbekistan. It is the type species of Kizylkumemys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Kizylkumemys schultzi Nessov
1984Kizylkumemys schultzi Nessov p. 218
2000Kizylkumemys schultzi Sukhanov p. 344 fig. 17.26
2014Kizylkumemys schultzi Joyce

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Trionychia
familyCarettochelyidaeGill 1889
genusKizylkumemysNessov 1977
speciesschultziNessov 1977

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.

Kizylkumemys schultzi Nessov 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:25:47
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:25:47
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Navoi) Kizylkumemys schultzi (58471)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Navoi) Kizylkumemys schultzi (64685)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan) Kizylkumemys schultzi (type locality: 58490 64689)
Cenomanian - Santonian100.5 - 83.6Mongolia (Dornogov) Kizylkumemys schultzi (118167)