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Yaminuechelys gasparinii

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Chelidae

Taxonomy
Yaminuechelys gasparinii was named by de la Fuente et al. (2001). Its type specimen is MPA 86-86-IC, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yaminue Creek (mudstone), which is in a Maastrichtian/Maastrichtian lacustrine mudstone/sandstone in the Allen Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Yaminuechelys gasparinii de la Fuente et al.
2014Yaminuechelys gasparinii de la Fuente et al.
2016Yaminuechelys gasparinii Maniel and de la Fuente

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
familyChelidaeGray 1825
genusYaminuechelys
speciesgasparinii

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.

†Yaminuechelys gasparinii de la Fuente et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 14:20:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:30:55
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Argentina (Río Negro) Yaminuechelys gasparinii (132358)
Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Yaminuechelys gasparinii (type locality: 37039)