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Carteremys leithii
Taxonomy
Testudo leithii was named by Carter (1852). Its type specimen is none designated and is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Hydraspis leithi by Gray (1871) and Lydekker (1889); it was recombined as Carteremys leithi by Williams (1953) and Gaffney et al. (2006); it was recombined as Carteremys leithii by de Lapparent de Broin and Prasad (2020).
It was recombined as Hydraspis leithi by Gray (1871) and Lydekker (1889); it was recombined as Carteremys leithi by Williams (1953) and Gaffney et al. (2006); it was recombined as Carteremys leithii by de Lapparent de Broin and Prasad (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1852 | Testudo leithii Carter |
| 1871 | Hydraspis leithi Gray |
| 1889 | Hydraspis leithi Lydekker p. 170 |
| 1953 | Carteremys leithi Williams |
| 2006 | Carteremys leithi Gaffney et al. p. 112 |
| 2020 | Carteremys leithii de Lapparent de Broin and Prasad |
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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.
†Carteremys leithii Carter 1852
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. Williams 1953 | Skull roof much emarginate from l)ehind; opisthotics prolonged backwards in sharp crests; mandilile with a moderately long symphysis; nuchal absent; first vertebral not divided transversely; intergular large and very broad, separating humerals; xiphiplastral notch narrow and shallow; pubic and ischial scars distinctive in shape and position. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Maastrichtian | India (Maharashtra) | Testudines indet. (26370) |