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Adocus dzhurtasensis

Reptilia - Testudines - Adocidae

Taxonomy
Adocus dzhurtasensis was named by Syromyatnikova and Danilov (2009). Its type specimen is ZIN PHT K27-1, a partial shell (nuchal+left peripheral 1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Karacheku / Dzhurtan, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian terrestrial conglomerate in Kazakhstan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Adocus dzhurtasensis Syromyatnikova and Danilov pp. 89-90 figs. 7O-Q
2013Adocus dzhurtasensis Syromyatnikova and Danilov

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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
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyTrionychoideaFitzinger 1826
familyAdocidae
genusAdocus
speciesdzhurtasensis

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.

†Adocus dzhurtasensis Syromyatnikova and Danilov 2009
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. V. Syromyatnikova and I. G. Danilov 2009A species of Adocus that can be differentiated from other members of Adocus by strong nuchal emargination, narrow anterior border of the nuchal, and reduced cervical scale. Besides that, it can be differentiated from all Asiatic Adocus by enlarged and thickened elements of the shell, and from A. foveatus by more rounded anterior plastral lobe.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapaceg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-09-01 10:38:32
Modified: 2005-09-01 12:38:32
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Estes et al. 1969, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988

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

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Kazakhstan (Aqmola) Adocus sp. (type locality: 53140)