Biology:Inaechelys

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Short description: Genus of reptiles

Inaechelys
Temporal range: Danian (Tiupampan)
~66–61 Ma
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Inaechelys pernambucensis
de Araujo Carvalho et al., 2016

Inaechelys is an extinct 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

Inaechelys was discovered in the Poty Cement Quarry, in Paulista, Brazil in 2005, by a team from the Federal University of Pernambuco.[1] 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.

Pedro Romano placed the species in the genus Rosasia in 2016.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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
  2. Romano, Pedro S.R., 2016, "The tale of the headless turtle", Zootaxa 4200(2): 327-330

Wikidata ☰ Q26700596 entry