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Kuhnemys breviplastra

Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae

Taxonomy
Gobiapalone breviplastra was named by Danilov et al. (2014). Its type specimen is PIN 4694-3, a carapace (Partial shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ulan Khushu microsite, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone/sandstone in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia.

It was recombined as Kuhnemys breviplastra by Georgalis and Joyce (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Gobiapalone breviplastra Danilov et al. p. 6 figs. 10-12
2017Kuhnemys breviplastra Georgalis and Joyce

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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
familyTrionychidaeGray 1825
subfamilyKuhnemydinae
genusKuhnemys
speciesbreviplastra()

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.

Kuhnemys breviplastra Danilov et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
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