Biology:Yaminuechelys
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Short description: Extinct genus of turtles
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydromedusinae |
| Genus: | †Yaminuechelys De la Fuente et al. 2001[1] |
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Yaminuechelys is an extinct genus of chelid turtle from Argentina and the Dorotea Formation of Chile . The genus first appeared during the Late Cretaceous and became extinct during the Late Paleocene.[2]
Species
The genus contains the following two species:
- Y. gasperinii De la Fuente et al. 2001[1] - Late Cretaceous Allen, Anacleto, La Colonia Formations, Argentina[3]
- Y. maior Staesche 1929[3][4] - Tiupampan Salamanca and Roca Formations, Argentina
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 De la Fuente, M., F. Lapparent de Broin, and T. Manera de Bianco. 2001, The oldest and first nearly complete skeleton of a chelid, of the Hydromedusa sub-group (Chelidae, Pleurodira), from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia. Bullettin de la Société Géologique de France. 172:237–244.
- ↑ Bona, P. & De la Fuente, M. 2005. Phylogenetic and paleobiogeographic implications of Yaminuechelys major (Staesche, 1929) new comb., a large long-necked chelid turtle from the early Paleocene of Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(3):569–582.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yaminuechelys at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Staesche K. 1929. Schildkroteneste aus der oberen Kreide Patagoniens. Palaeontographica 72(1-6):103-123
Further reading
- Alarcón Muñoz, J., S. Soto-Acuña, L. M. E. Manríquez, R. A. Fernández, D. Bajor, J. P. Guevara, F. Suazo Lara, M. A. and A. O. Vargas. 2020. Freshwater turtles (Testudines: Pleurodira) in the Upper Cretaceous of Chilean Patagonia. Journal of South American Earth Sciences . . Accessed 2020-06-12.
Wikidata ☰ Q16993558 entry
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