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Yaminuechelys maior
Taxonomy
Naiadochelys maior was named by Staesche (1929). Its type specimen is MPEF PV-1273, a partial skeleton (shell fragments), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro Hansen, which is in a Danian terrestrial horizon in the Salamanca Formation of Argentina.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Gaffney et al. (2006); it was recombined as Yaminuechelys maior by Bona and de la Fuente (2005), de la Fuente et al. (2014) and Maniel and de la Fuente (2016).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Gaffney et al. (2006); it was recombined as Yaminuechelys maior by Bona and de la Fuente (2005), de la Fuente et al. (2014) and Maniel and de la Fuente (2016).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1929 | Najadochelys maior Staesche |
1929 | Osteopygis sculptus Staesche |
2005 | Yaminuechelys maior Bona and de la Fuente |
2014 | Yaminuechelys maior de la Fuente et al. |
2016 | Yaminuechelys maior Maniel and de la Fuente |
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†Yaminuechelys maior Staesche 1929
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Invalid names: Osteopygis sculptus Staesche 1929 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available