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Dermatemys (Central American river turtle)
Taxonomy
Dermatemys was named by Gray (1847). It is extant.
It was assigned to Emydidae by Cope (1884); and to Dermatemydidae by Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996), Knauss et al. (2011) and van Dijk et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Emydidae by Cope (1884); and to Dermatemydidae by Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996), Knauss et al. (2011) and van Dijk et al. (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1847 | Dermatemys Gray |
| 1884 | Dermatemys Cope |
| 1988 | Dermatemys Carroll |
| 1996 | Dermatemys Frank and Ramus |
| 2011 | Dermatemys Knauss et al. |
| 2014 | Dermatemys van Dijk 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.
G. Dermatemys Gray 1847 [Central American river turtle]
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Dermatemys mawii Gray 1847 [Central American river turtle]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Aquitanian or 23.03000 to 20.44000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.44 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.44 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Aquitanian | USA (Texas) | Dermatemys sp. (18663) |