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Wilburemys
Taxonomy
Wilburemys was named by Martin and Mallory (2011). Its type is Wilburemys yakimensis.
It was assigned to Emydinae by Martin and Mallory (2011).
It was assigned to Emydinae by Martin and Mallory (2011).
Species
W. yakimensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Wilburemys Martin and Mallory |
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G. †Wilburemys Martin and Mallory 2011
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†Wilburemys yakimensis Martin and Mallory 2011
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. E. Martin and V. S. Mallory 2011 | small to medium-sized
turtle with low, broad, unserrated carapace without keel; mesoplastral elements absent; narrow first vertebral scute contained entirely on nuchal; carapace transversely expanded posterior to the bridge; pygal posterior notch moderately grooved; free plastral rim, especially on the plastral forelobe; humero-pectoral sulci crossing the posterior fourth of the entoplastron, which curve posteriorly near the midline to meet in a V-shape; curved posteromedial suture of epiplastral bones; extensive visceral gular scale margin; epiplastral gular bosses (horns) moderately developed; sulcus for the axillary scute on hypoplastral bridge; straight hyo-hypoplastral suture; xiphiplastron greatly expanded posteriorly and laterally, forming a broad, rounded hind lobe; narrow distance between the femoral/anal scute margin and hypo-xiphiplastron suture at midline. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Hemphillian or 10.30000 to 4.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Hemphillian | USA (Washington) | W. yakimensis (232055) |