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Shakiremys
https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/2FC1110B-B512-42DF-8274-BF30E9306F0C
Derivation of name. In honour of Shakira, a Colombian singer who has inspired generations with her music and dance; music that has accompanied the first author's fieldwork for decades. Shakira also serves as an example of uniqueness, much like the fossil turtle described herein.
It was assigned to Podocnemididae by Cadena et al. (2025).
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2025 | Shakiremys Cadena 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.
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. Cadena et al. 2025 | It is a member of the Podocnemididae clade based on the following features: (1) fully developed and medially extensive cavum pterygoidei; (2) the absence of exoccipital–quadrate contact; and (3) the most common condition in which the humero-pectoral sulci reach the epiplastron. |
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.63000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Serravallian | Colombia (Huila) | S. colombiana (type locality: 275773 275774) |