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Asmodochelys
Discussion
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 147C2B3C-F3A2-4818-879E-452ADE2C4DE3 Etymology: Asmodo from the Greek ‘Asmodaios’, the horned deity and Master of the Sea who, according to Islamic legend, was entombed in stone on the ocean floor and chelys from the Greek word for turtle.
Taxonomy
Asmodochelys was named by Gentry et al. (2019). Its type is Asmodochelys parhami.
It was assigned to Ctenochelyidae by Gentry et al. (2019), Smith et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Ctenochelyidae by Gentry et al. (2019), Smith et al. (2025).
Species
A. leviathan, A. parhami (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2019 | Asmodochelys Gentry et al. |
| 2025 | Asmodochelys Smith 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. †Asmodochelys Gentry et al. 2019
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†Asmodochelys leviathan Smith et al. 2025
†Asmodochelys parhami Gentry et al. 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Alabama) | A. parhami (207057 207338) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Mississippi) | A. parhami (207339) |