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Puentemys

Reptilia - Testudines

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Puentemys Cadena et al. p. 688 figs. 2-5
2016Puentemys Pérez-García
2024Puentemys Cadena et al.

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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)
tribeBothremydini
genusPuentemys

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. †Puentemys Cadena et al. 2012
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Puentemys mushaisaensis Cadena et al. 2012
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. A. Cadena et al. 2012As for type and only known species [Puentemys mushaisaensis]
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: Thanetian or 59.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8Colombia (Guajira) P. mushaisaensis (106271 132012 132013 132014)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Colombia (Socha) P. mushaisaensis (234570)