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Dermatemys (Central American river turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Kinosternoidea

Taxonomy
Dermatemys was named by Gray (1847). It is extant.

It was assigned to Emydidae by Cope (1884); and to Dermatemydidae by Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996), Knauss et al. (2011) and van Dijk et al. (2014).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Dermatemys Gray
1884Dermatemys Cope
1988Dermatemys Carroll
1996Dermatemys Frank and Ramus
2011Dermatemys Knauss et al.
2014Dermatemys van Dijk et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyTrionychoideaFitzinger 1826
familyKinosternoidea()
PandermatemysJoyce et al. 2004
familyDermatemydidaeBaur 1888
genusDermatemysGray 1847

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. Dermatemys Gray 1847 [Central American river turtle]
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Dermatemys mawii Gray 1847 [Central American river turtle]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:32:01
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:32:01
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Aquitanian or 23.03000 to 20.44000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.44 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Texas) Dermatemys sp. (18663)