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Forachelys
Generic epithet is combination of Latin foras for outside, and Greek chelys for freshwater turtle. Multiple derivations of foras are applicable to this taxon, such as Medieval Latin foresta for forest referring to paleohabitat; Latin foris for door or gate referring to the movable plastral hindlobe; and Vulgar Latin foranus for foreign, outsider, or outlander referring to the occurrence of a European turtle group at the southernmost tip of North America
It was assigned to Ptychogastrini by Bourque (2022).
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2022 | Forachelys Bourque |
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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.
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Uetz 2005, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Hemingfordian or 18.50000 to 16.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Hemingfordian | Panama | F. woodi (96702) |