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Hydromedusinae

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Taxonomy
Hydromedusinae was named by Baur (1893). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chelidae by van Dijk et al. (2014), Moyano-Paz et al. (2022) and Agnolín et al. (2023).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Hydromedusinae Baur
2014Hydromedusinae van Dijk et al.
2022Hydromedusinae Moyano-Paz et al. p. 17
2023Hydromedusinae Agnolín et al.

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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
suborderPleurodira
familyChelidaeGray 1825
subfamilyHydromedusinaeBaur 1893
subfamilyHydromedusinaeBaur 1893

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.

Subfm. Hydromedusinae Baur 1893
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G. †Iaremys Agnolín et al. 2024
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Iaremys batrachomorpha Agnolín et al. 2024
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 14:20:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:30:55
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Argentina (Santa Cruz) Hydromedusinae indet. (237047)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Iaremys batrachomorpha (237272)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Hydromedusinae indet. (206969 206970 227006)