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Rhetechelys
Taxonomy
Rhetechelys was named by Hay (1908). Its type is Euclastes platyops.
It was assigned to Thalassemydidae by Hay (1908), Hay (1930); and to Osteopyginae by Zangerl (1953), Weems (1988).
It was assigned to Thalassemydidae by Hay (1908), Hay (1930); and to Osteopyginae by Zangerl (1953), Weems (1988).
Synonymy list
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G. †Rhetechelys Hay 1908
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| O. P. Hay 1908 | Skull broad and deprest. Temporal region widely rooft over. Triturating surface of upper jaw broad, involving the maxillae, the palatines, and the vomer. Choanae near the middle of the roof of the mouth; the palatines not meeting behind the vomer. A pit between the premaxilla for the reception of the upturned beak of the lower jaw. Shell and limbs unknown. |
Measurements
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| Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available