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Podocnemididae
| Description | Podocnemididae is a family of pleurodire turtles native to Madagascar and northern South America. Podocnemidid turtles are commonly called "side-necked turtles" in direct reference to their inability to retract their heads backwards, but hide them sideways. These turtles are all aquatic, inhabiting streams and other flowing water. Their shells are streamlined to aid in swimming. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podocnemididae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Podocnemididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Podocnemididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podocnemididae |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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 Albertwoodemys ✝genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Bairdemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Bauruemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Brasilemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Brontochelys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Caninemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Carbonemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 61.7 Ma Paleocene | 61.7 Ma Paleocene | |
| Cerrejonemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 61.7 Ma Paleocene | 61.7 Ma Paleocene | |
| Cordichelys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Dacquemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Erymnochelys genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Hamadachelys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Kenyemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
| Latentemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 16.9 Ma Miocene | 16.9 Ma Miocene | |
| Lemurchelys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Mogharemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 16.9 Ma Miocene | 16.9 Ma Miocene | |
| Neochelys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 56 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Peiropemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Peltocephalus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Podocnemis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | River Turtle | 40 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
| Portezueloemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pricemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Roxochelys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | |
| Shweboemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Stereogenys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Stupendemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 9.00 Ma Miocene | |
| Turkanemys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Peltocephalidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Peltocephalidae |
| Podocnemidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Podocnemidae |
References
| Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour], 2014: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7. 329-479. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| web search (AJR) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| CoL2006/EMBL Reptiles - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| CoL2006/EMBL Reptiles, PaleoDB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
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!
