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Galianemys whitei ✝

Description

Galianemys is an extinct genus of turtle in the family Bothremydidae, discovered in the Kem Kem Beds.


From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galianemys_whitei, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4965087https://www.gbif.org/species/4965087
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)131472https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=131472
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Bothremydidae : Galianemys : Galianemys whitei
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Bothremydidae : Galianemys : Galianemys whitei
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
-Testudinata
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodiraCope 1865
superfamilyPelomedusoidesBroin 1988
superfamilyPodocnemidoideaGaffney et al. 2006
familyBothremydidaeBaur 1891
genusGalianemysGaffney et al. 2002
speciesGalianemys whiteiGaffney et al. 2002
Generic NameGalianemys
Scientific NameGalianemys whitei Gaffney et al., 2002
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Galianemys whiteispeciesbelongs to Galianemysstated with evidenceGaffney et al., 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance105 - 94 Ma
Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentfreshwater (based on Pleurodira)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietomnivore (based on Pleurodira)
Reproductionoviparous (based on Pleurodira)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2002. Galianemys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco. American Museum Novitates 3379:1-20
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galianemys_whitei

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Galianemys whitei Gaffney et al.
2006Galianemys whitei Gaffney et al. p. 59

References

Gaffney E. S., Tong H., et al (2002) Galianemys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco, American Museum Novitates 3379, 1-20
Gaffney E. S., Tong H., et al (2006) Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300, 1-318
E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, P. A. Meylan (2002) Galianemys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco: American Museum Novitates: 1--20 - via Catalogue of Life
E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, P. A. Meylan (2006) Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History: 1--318 - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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