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Birlimarr gaffneyi

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9192928https://www.gbif.org/species/9192928
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)361286https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=361286
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Birlimarr : Birlimarr gaffneyi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Birlimarr : Birlimarr gaffneyi
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
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
-PanchelidaeJoyce et al. 2004
-ChelidaeGray 1825
genusBirlimarrMegirian and Murray 1999
speciesBirlimarr gaffneyiMegirian & Murray 1999
Generic NameBirlimarr
Scientific NameBirlimarr gaffneyi Megirian & Murray, 1999
Name Published InMegirian, Dirk & Peter Murray. 1999. Chelid turtles (Pleurodira, Chelidae) from the Miocene Camfield Beds, Northern Territory of Australia, with a description of a new genus and species. The Beagle. Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 15: 75-130.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Birlimarr gaffneyispeciesbelongs to Birlimarrstated with evidenceMegirian and Murray, 1999
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance16.0 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance16.0 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene
Environmentfreshwater (based on Chelidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietpiscivore (based on Chelidae)
Reproductionoviparous (based on Chelidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. Megirian and P. Murray. 1999. Chelid turtles (Pleurodira, Chelidae) from the Miocene Camfield Beds, Northern Territory of Australia, with a description of a new genus and species. Beagle: Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 15:75-130

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1999Birlimarr gaffneyi Megirian and Murray
2016Birlimarr gaffneyi Maniel and de la Fuente

References

Megirian D., Murray P. (1999) Chelid turtles (Pleurodira, Chelidae) from the Miocene Camfield Beds, Northern Territory of Australia, with a description of a new genus and species, Beagle: Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 15, 75-130
Maniel I. J., de la Fuente M. S. (2016) A Review of the Fossil Record of Turtles of the Clade Pan-Chelidae, Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 57 2, 191-227
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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