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Kizylkumemys khoratensis

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Carettochelyidae

Taxonomy
Kizylkumemys khoratensis was named by Tong et al. (2005). Its type specimen is NRRU A1861, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ban Saphan Hin, which is in an Aptian terrestrial conglomerate in the Khok Kruat Formation of Thailand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Kizylkumemys khoratensis Tong et al.
2005Kizylkumemys khoratensis Tong et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Trionychia
familyCarettochelyidaeGill 1889
genusKizylkumemysNessov 1977
specieskhoratensis

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.

Kizylkumemys khoratensis Tong et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:25:47
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:25:47
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima) Kizylkumemys khoratensis (type locality: 99337)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Thailand (Ubon Ratchathani) Kizylkumemys khoratensis (52346)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima) Kizylkumemys khoratensis (48875)