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Jimemys
Discussion
Genus name honours palaeontologist James Gardner for his foundational work on North American trionychid shell variation. lsid:zoobank.org:act:525093E8-0139-4D81-AFACD5FA3DAB0CEB
Taxonomy
Jimemys was named by Edgar et al. (2022). Its type is Jimemys glaebosus.
It was assigned to Plastomenidae by Edgar et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Plastomenidae by Edgar et al. (2022).
Species
J. glaebosus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Jimemys Edgar et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| S. E. Edgar et al. 2022 | Trionychidae by sculpturing of the metaplastic portions of carapacial and plastral bones, and by the absence of peripherals, pygals, and keratinous scales. It can be diagnosed as a plastomenid by costals VIII anteroposteriorly longer thanmediolaterally wide and midline contact between the posterior plastral elements. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.80000 to 83.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Santonian | Canada (Alberta) | J. glaebosus (224584) |