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Borealochelys axelheibergensis
Taxonomy
Borealochelys axelheibergensis was named by Brinkman and Tarduno (2005). Its type specimen is UR 00.100, a partial shell (anterior portion of carapace and associated hyoplastron), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Expedition Fiord, Axel Heiberg, which is in a Cenomanian estuary/bay siltstone/shale in the Kanguk Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Borealochelys.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2005 | Borealochelys axelheibergensis Brinkman and Tarduno pp. 2073-2074 figs. 1-4 |
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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.
†Borealochelys axelheibergensis Brinkman and Tarduno 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Canada (Nunavut) | Borealochelys axelheibergensis (type locality: 45559) |