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Turkanemys
Taxonomy
Turkanemys was named by Wood (2003). Its type is Turkanemys pattersoni.
It was assigned to Pelomedusidae by Wood (2003); to Erymnochelydand by Gaffney et al. (2011); and to Podocnemididae by de la Fuente et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Pelomedusidae by Wood (2003); to Erymnochelydand by Gaffney et al. (2011); and to Podocnemididae by de la Fuente et al. (2014).
Species
T. pattersoni (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Turkanemys Wood |
| 2011 | Turkanemys Gaffney et al. |
| 2014 | Turkanemys de la Fuente et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005 | |||||
Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tortonian - Messinian | Kenya | T. pattersoni (22241) | |
| Messinian - Zanclean | Kenya | T. pattersoni (22242) | |
| Messinian - Piacenzian | Kenya | T. pattersoni (22237) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Kenya | T. pattersoni (232486) | |
| Zanclean - Piacenzian | Kenya | T. pattersoni (22235 22239) |