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Latentemys

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.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9489717https://www.gbif.org/species/9489717
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)344494https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=344494
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Podocnemididae : Latentemys
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Podocnemidae : Latentemys
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
-PodocnemidaeCope 1868
genusLatentemysGaffney Meylan Wood Simons & De Almeida Campos 2011
Scientific NameLatentemys Gaffney, Meylan, Wood, Simons & De Almeida Campos, 2011
Name Published InArticle title: Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the family Podocnemididae.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Latentemysgenusbelongs to Bairdemyditastated with evidenceGaffney et al., 2011
Latentemysgenusbelongs to Podocnemididaestated with evidencede la Fuente et al., 2014
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance16.9 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance16.9 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Environmentfreshwater (based on Podocnemidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietherbivore, carnivore (based on Podocnemidae)
Reproductionoviparous (based on Podocnemidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)E. S. Gaffney, P. A. Meylan, and R. C. Wood, E. Simons, D. De Almeida Campos. 2011. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the family Podocnemididae. American Museum Novitates 350:1-237
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latentemys

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Latentemys plowdeni
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
116.9 Ma
Miocene
16.9 Ma
Miocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2011Latentemys Gaffney et al.
2014Latentemys de la Fuente et al.

References

Gaffney E. S., Meylan P. A., et al (2011) Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the family Podocnemididae, American Museum Novitates 350, 1-237
de la Fuente M. S., Sterli J., et al (2014) Origin, Evolution and Biogeographic History of South American Turtles, Springer Earth System Sciences doi:0.1007/978-3-319-00518-8
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Jul 2012) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Article title: Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the family Podocnemididae. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 350. - 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!
 
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