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Astrochelys rogerbouri
Discussion
The new speciesis named for the late Roger Bour.
Taxonomy
Astrochelys rogerbouri was named by Kehlmaier et al. (2023). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.MAD480, a limb element (tibia), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ambolisatra, which is in a Holocene terrestrial horizon in Madagascar.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2023 | Astrochelys rogerbouri Kehlmaier et al. p. 6 |
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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.
†Astrochelys rogerbouri Kehlmaier et al. 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||