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Kuhnemys breviplastra

Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae

Taxonomy
Gobiapalone breviplastra was named by Danilov et al. (2014). Its type specimen is PIN 4694-3, a carapace (Partial shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ulan Khushu microsite, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone/sandstone in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia.

It was recombined as Kuhnemys breviplastra by Georgalis and Joyce (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Gobiapalone breviplastra Danilov et al. p. 6 figs. 10-12
2017Kuhnemys breviplastra Georgalis and Joyce

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
familyTrionychidaeGray 1825
subfamilyKuhnemydinae
genusKuhnemys
speciesbreviplastra()

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.

†Kuhnemys breviplastra Danilov et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 100 to < 1000f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 13:24:04
Modified: 2005-09-09 19:45:41
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mongolia (Tuva) Testudines indet. (type locality: 76192)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mongolia (Omnogov) Gobiapalone breviplastra (13108 127679 154391 154392)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mongolia (Bayankhongor) Gobiapalone breviplastra (91909)