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Kayentachelys aprix
Taxonomy
Kayentachelys aprix was named by Gaffney et al. (1987). Its type specimen is MNA V1558, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gold Spring Quarry 1 (MNA, MCZ, TMM 45609), which is in a Sinemurian/Pliensbachian floodplain claystone in the Kayenta Formation of Arizona. It is the type species of Kayentachelys.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1987 | Kayentachelys aprix Gaffney et al. p. 289 |
2007 | Kayentachelys aprix Sterli and Joyce |
2008 | Kayentachelys aprix Danilov and Parham |
2013 | Kayentachelys aprix Pérez-García and Murelaga |
2014 | Kayentachelys aprix Perea et al. |
2017 | Kayentachelys aprix Joyce |
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†Kayentachelys aprix Gaffney et al. 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available