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Kenyemys
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).
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
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Kenyemys Wood |
| 2011 | Kenyemys Gaffney 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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| 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 - Messinian | Kenya | K. wiliamsi (22241) | |
| Messinian - Piacenzian | Kenya (Turkana District) | K. williamsi (21332) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Kenya | K. sp. (232486) | |
| Zanclean - Piacenzian | Kenya | K. williamsi (22235) |