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Aurorachelys
Taxonomy
Aurorachelys was named by Vandermark et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Macrobaenidae by Vandermark et al. (2009) and Brinkman et al. (2010); and to Macrobaenidae by Gentry et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Macrobaenidae by Vandermark et al. (2009) and Brinkman et al. (2010); and to Macrobaenidae by Gentry et al. (2023).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2009 | Aurorachelys Vandermark et al. |
| 2010 | Aurorachelys Brinkman et al. |
| 2023 | Aurorachelys Gentry 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.
G. †Aurorachelys Vandermark et al. 2009
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†Aurorachelys gaffneyi Vandermark et al. 2009
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. D. Gentry et al. 2023 | Aurorachelys gaffneyi can be differentiated from J. sukhanovi and A. ebersolei by the presence of a central plastral fenestra, and from species of Osteopygis in having a nearly circular shell, a shallow nuchal emargination, and a pygal equal or greater in width than the adjacent peripherals. |
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
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) | A. gaffneyi (45559) |