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Kenyemys

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Taxonomy
Kenyemys was named by Wood (1983). Its type is Kenyemys williamsi.

It was assigned to Pelomedusidae by Wood (1983); and to Podocnemididae by Gaffney et al. (2011).

Species
K. williamsi (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Holroyd on 2016-07-04; modified by P. Holroyd on 2016-12-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Kenyemys Wood
2011Kenyemys Gaffney et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
tribeEucricetodontiniMcKenna and Bell 1997
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
Afroinsectiphilia
superfamilyPelomedusoidesBroin 1988
familyPodocnemididae
genusKenyemys

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. †Kenyemys Wood 1983
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Kenyemys williamsi Wood 1983
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: Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Kenya K. wiliamsi (22241)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58Kenya (Turkana District) K. williamsi (21332)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Kenya K. sp. (232486)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Kenya K. williamsi (22235)