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Yaminuechelys

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Yaminuechelys de la Fuente et al.
2005Yaminuechelys Bona and de la Fuente
2006Yaminuechelys Gaffney et al. p. 33
2008Yaminuechelys Previtera and González Riga
2014Yaminuechelys de la Fuente et al.
2015Yaminuechelys Gasparini et al.
2015Yaminuechelys de la Fuente et al.
2016Yaminuechelys Maniel and de la Fuente
2020Yaminuechelys Oriozabala et al. p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
familyChelidaeGray 1825
genusYaminuechelys

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. †Yaminuechelys de la Fuente et al. 2001
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Yaminuechelys gasparinii de la Fuente et al. 2001
Yaminuechelys maior Staesche 1929
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Invalid names: Osteopygis sculptus Staesche 1929 [synonym]
Yaminuechelys sulcipeculiaris Oriozabala et al. 2020
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 14:20:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:30:55
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ernst and Barbour 1989

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.10000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Argentina (Río Negro) Y. gasparinii (132358)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Argentina (Neuquén) Y. maior (117447 132353)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Chile (Última Esperanza) Y. sp. (210129)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Y. sp. (200126)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Chile (Última Esperanza) Y. sp. (210130)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Chelidae indet. C (45087) Y. gasparinii (37039)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Chelidae indet. 1 (99438) Yaminuechelys indet. (231371 231375 231384 231398 231405 231407 231411 231413 231415 231417 231419 231421 231423 231429 231444 231449 231450 231454 231455 231472 231475 231477 231486 231488 231492 231497 231499 231509 231511 231519 231520 231521 231522 231544 231587 231593 231610 231616 231634 231640 231642 231645 231652 231653 231654 231658 231659 231755 231759 231760 231761 233607 233643 233656 233664 233665 233674 233677 233687 233690 233691 233794 233797 233809 233980 233988) Y. sp. (231293 231358 231359 231363 231364) Y. sulcipeculiaris (206173 206181)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Río Negro) Y. maior (141238)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Naiadochelys maior (118384) Naiadochelys maior, Osteopygis sculptus (95914) Y. maior (208437)