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Itapecuruemys
Discussion
Itapecuru in allusion to the type-locality in ItapecuruMirim County, Maranhao State, Brazil, and emys from Greek, turtle.
Taxonomy
Itapecuruemys was named by Batista et al. (2021). Its type is Itapecuruemys amazonensis.
It was assigned to Pelomedusoides by Batista et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Pelomedusoides by Batista et al. (2021).
Species
I. amazonensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2021 | Itapecuruemys Batista et al. |
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G. †Itapecuruemys Batista et al. 2021
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†Itapecuruemys amazonensis Batista et al. 2021
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. L. Batista et al. 2021 | Itapecuruemys amazonensis can be diagnosed as a pelomedusoids pleurodira by the suturing of the pelvic girdle to the shell, and the presence of rounded and equidimensional meoplastra. |
Measurements
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Middle Albian or 119.57000 to 106.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian - Middle Albian | Brazil (Maranhão) | Chelonia indet. (67219) |