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Podocnemidinae

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Taxonomy
Podocnemidinae was named by Cope (1868). It is extant. Its type is Podocnemis.

It was assigned to Podocnemididae by Carvalho et al. (2002), Gaffney et al. (2011) and Cadena and Vanegas (2023).

Subtaxa
Podocnemidodda, Podocnemis (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Podocnemidinae Cope
2002Podocnemidinae Carvalho et al. p. 679
2011Podocnemidinae Gaffney et al.
2023Podocnemidinae Cadena and Vanegas

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

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.

Subfm. Podocnemidinae Cope 1868
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Unr. †Podocnemidodda Gaffney et al. 2011
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Invalid names: Erymnochelydand Gaffney et al. 2011 [empty], Podocnemidand Gaffney et al. 2011 [empty]
G. Podocnemis Wagler 1830 [river turtle]
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†Podocnemis argentinensis Cattoi and Freiberg 1958
†Podocnemis bassleri Williams 1956
†Podocnemis brasiliensis Staesche 1937
Podocnemis erythrocephala Spix 1824 [Red-headed river turtle]
Podocnemis expansa Schweigger 1812
†Podocnemis geologorum Simpson 1943
†Podocnemis harrisi Pacheco 1913
Podocnemis lewyana Dumeril 1852
†Podocnemis medemi Wood 1997
†Podocnemis negrii Carvalho et al. 2002
†Podocnemis pritchardi Wood 1997
†Podocnemis stromeri von Reinach 1903
†Podocnemis tatacoensis Cadena and Vanegas 2023
Podocnemis unifilis Troschel 1848
Podocnemis vogli Muller 1935
Invalid names: Podocnemis bramlyi Fourtau 1918 [nomen dubium], Podocnemis freibergi Agnolin 2004 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:35:35
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:35:35
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 72.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Podocnemis brasiliensis (189029) Podocnemis harrisi (63925) Podocnemis sp. (51664)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Niger (Tahoua) Podocnemis sp. (178660)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Bolivia (Mizque) Podocnemis brasiliensis (13501)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Argentina (Tucumán) Podocnemis argentinensis (58702)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Argentina (Jujuy) Podocnemis argentinensis (190183 190184)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt Podocnemis stromeri (79700)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Argentina (La Rioja) Podocnemis argentinensis (190185)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Peru (Loreto) Podocnemis sp. (176147)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Libya Podocnemis aegyptica (42130)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Kenya Podocnemis sp. (146600)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Colombia (Tolima) Podocnemis medemi (187952)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Peru Podocnemis sp. (176149)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Venezuela (Guárico) Podocnemis geologorum (146538)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Egypt Podocnemis bramlyi (53970)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Peru Podocnemis sp. (176135)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Colombia (Huila) Podocnemis tatacoensis (207888)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Podocnemis pritchardi (143792) Podocnemis sp. (186628 187953)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru Podocnemis sp. (213137)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Podocnemis bassieri (55602) Podocnemis sp. (136717)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru Podocnemis sp. (176133 176162)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Kenya Podocnemis sp. 1, Podocnemis sp. 2 (22236)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Bolivia (Pando) Podocnemis sp. (68795)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Peru Podocnemis bassleri (190378)
Huayquerian - Montehermosan8.0 - 3.8Brazil (Acre) Podocnemis negrii (68364)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588Kenya (Turkana District) Podocnemis sp. (21332)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya Podocnemis sp. (22234)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya (Turkana District) Podocnemis sp. (21335 21336)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Kenya (Turkana District) Podocnemis sp. (21334)
Piacenzian - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Kenya Podocnemis sp. (22238)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Acre) Podocnemis sp. (217854)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Santiago chazumba) Podocnemis sp. (190089)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil Podocnemis sp. (65139)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Mexico (Santiago Chazumba) Podocnemis sp. (190088)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Acre) Podocnemis sp. (217863)