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Ergilemys meschethica

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Testudinidae

Taxonomy
Testudo meschethica was named by Gabunia and Chkhikvadze (1960). Its type specimen is IP 3-7-1, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Benara, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in Georgia.

It was recombined as Ergilemys meschethica by Danilov and Syromyatnikova (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Testudo meschethica Gabunia and Chkhikvadze
2017Ergilemys meschethica Danilov and Syromyatnikova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
—Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyTestudinidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyTestudininae
genusErgilemysCkhikvadze 1972
speciesmeschethica()

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.

†Ergilemys meschethica Gabunia and Chkhikvadze 1960
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
I. Danilov and E. Syromyatnikova 2017The gular protrusion is pointed. The epiplastral symphysis is relatively massive. The entoplastron is relatively small, rounded. The gular scutes do not extend onto the entoplastron. The pectoral scutes are separated from the entoplastron by a small gap. The anal shields cover about 1/3 of the surface of the xyphiplastron.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 07:16:55
Modified: 2005-09-09 16:16:46
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Georgia Testudo meschethica (type locality: 182744)