Inaechelys
| Inaechelys | |
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| Plastron of Inaechelys, taken from Carvalho et al. (c2016) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Subfamily: | †Bothremydinae |
| Tribe: | †Bothremydini |
| Subtribe: | †Bothremydina |
| Genus: | †Inaechelys de Araujo Carvalho et al., 2016 |
| Species: | †I. pernambucensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Inaechelys pernambucensis de Araujo Carvalho et al., 2016
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Inaechelys is a potentially dubious genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Maria Farinha Formation of Brazil. The genus consists solely of type species I. pernambucensis.[1]
Discovery
[edit]Inaechelys was discovered in the Poty Cement Quarry, in Paulista, Brazil in 2005, by a team from the Federal University of Pernambuco.[1]
Description
[edit]The holotype consists of a carapace, which is fragmented but almost complete. The mesoplastron is not preserved, though its outline is still visible. The anal notch is small, semicircular and wider than it is deep.
Taxonomy
[edit]Pedro Romano placed the species in the genus Rosasia in 2016.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b A. R. de Araujo Carvalho, A. M. Ghilardi, and A. M. Franca Barreto. 2016 "A new side-neck turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Early Paleocene (Danian) Maria Farinha Formation, Paraíba Basin, Brazil." Zootaxa 4126(4):491-513
- ^ Romano, Pedro S.R., 2016, "The tale of the headless turtle", Zootaxa 4200(2): 327-330
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