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Centrochelys marocana

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Testudinidae

Taxonomy
Centrochelys marocana was named by Gmira et al. (2013). Its type specimen is AaO-3017, 3385, 180, 181, 229, a partial skeleton (mandible, humerus, radius, ulna, tibia, carpals, phalanges, osteoderms), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Centrochelys marocana Gmira et al.
2021Centrochelys marocana Georgalis et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
—Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyTestudinidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyTestudininae
genusCentrochelys
speciesmarocana

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.

†Centrochelys marocana Gmira et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. L. Georgalis et al. 2021“Centrochelys” marocana can be diagnosed as a member of Testudinidae and Geochelona by the full list of cranial, shell, and appendicular characters provided for these clades above. “Centrochelys”marocana can be differentiated from other geochelonans by its giant size (estimated carapace length of 180–200 cm), a large mandible with a larger dentary angle of 70°, tuberculate surface around the ramphotheca area, symphysis not pointed, humerus straight, and radius and ulna with short diaphyses that articulate proximally and distally in such a way to create a short and wide fenestra between them.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 07:16:55
Modified: 2005-09-09 16:16:46
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Morocco Geochelone sp. (32052) Testudo punica (32054)