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Tienfuchelys zigongensis
Taxonomy
Plesiochelys zigongensis was named by Peng et al. (2005). Its type specimen is ZDM 0048, a carapace (Incomplete shell with articulated carapace and plastron; anterior part of carapace damaged and right side of carapace mostly preserved as internal mold; plastro), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Tienfuchelys zigongensis by Peng et al. (2005), Tong et al. (2012).
It was recombined as Tienfuchelys zigongensis by Peng et al. (2005), Tong et al. (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2005 | Tienfuchelys zigongensis Peng et al. |
| 2012 | Tienfuchelys zigongensis Tong et al. fig. 94 |
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†Tienfuchelys zigongensis Peng et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| G. Peng et al. 2005 | Large plesiochelyid recognized by oval-shaped carapace with its anterior width less than its posterior width; broad vertebral plates ornamented with a few radiated striations; narrow and elongate plastron; presence of intergular scutes; narrow bony bridge with three inframarginal scutes; calabash-shaped entoplastron; anal scutes extending forward and overlapping hypoplastron. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005 | |||||
Collections
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