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Podocnemis geologorum
Taxonomy
Podocnemis geologorum was named by Simpson (1943). Its type specimen is AMNH 6781, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quebrada Honda - Zaraza, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial sandstone/marl in Venezuela.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1943 | Podocnemis geologorum Simpson |
| 2010 | Podocnemis geologorum Sanchez-Villagra and Scheyer |
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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.
†Podocnemis geologorum Simpson 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005 | |||||
Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Santacrucian | Venezuela (Guárico) | Podocnemis geologorum (type locality: 146538) |