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Carbonemys cofrinii

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Taxonomy
Carbonemys cofrinii was named by Cadena et al. (2012). Its type specimen is UF/IGM 41, a skull (Nearly complete skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Puente Pit, which is in a Paleocene/Paleocene delta plain claystone/sandstone in the Cerrejón Formation of Colombia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Carbonemys cofrinii Cadena et al. p. 314
2014Carbonemys cofrinii de la Fuente et al.

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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
suborderPleurodira
superfamilyPelomedusoidesBroin 1988
familyPodocnemididae
genusCarbonemys
speciescofrinii

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.

Carbonemys cofrinii Cadena et al. 2012
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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: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:35:35
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:35:35
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Paleocene or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Colombia (Guajira) Carbonemys cofrinii (type locality: 106271)