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Leiochelys tokaryki
Discussion
Zoobank specieszoobank.org:act:171129B2-0BA5-4B48-BED6-D46BAF569D46.
EtymologySpecies name in honor of Tim Tokaryk, in recognition of his contribution to the paleontology of the Frenchman Formation.
Taxonomy
Leiochelys tokaryki was named by Brinkman et al. (2023). Its type specimen is RSM P3328.2, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is RSM site number 28769 ("Site B"), which is in a Maastrichtian channel sandstone in the Frenchman Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Leiochelys.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2023 | Leiochelys tokaryki Brinkman 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.
†Leiochelys tokaryki Brinkman et al. 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Leiochelys tokaryki (type locality: 225845) |