Taphrosphys
Genus of reptiles
Taphrosphys Temporal range: Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | †Bothremydidae |
Tribe: | †Taphrosphyini |
Subtribe: | †Taphrosphyina |
Genus: | †Taphrosphys Cope, 1869 |
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Platemys sulcatus Leidy, 1856 | |
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Taphrosphys is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered Angola, Morocco[1] and the United States.[2] The genus consists of type species Platemys sulcatus (combinatio nova T. sulcatus), T. ippolitoi, T. congolensis, and the dubious T. dares.[2][3]
Discovery
The holotype of Taphrosphys was discovered in New Jersey.[2]
References
- ^ "Fossilworks: Taphrosphys". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b c E. D. Cope. 1869. The fossil reptiles of New Jersey. American Naturalist 3:84-91
- ^ García, Adán Pérez; Mees, Florias; Smith, Thierry (2020-03-15). "Shell anatomy of the African Paleocene bothremydid turtle Taphrosphys congolensis and systematic implications within Taphrosphyini". Historical Biology. 32 (3): 376–385. Bibcode:2020HBio...32..376P. doi:10.1080/08912963.2018.1497023. ISSN 0891-2963. S2CID 92653709.
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Clade: Diapsida
- Order: Testudines
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Chelonioidea (Sea turtles) |
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Kinosternoidea |
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Testudinoidea |
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- Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.
- See also List of Testudines families
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