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Yaminuechelys

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Yaminuechelys de la Fuente et al.
2005Yaminuechelys Bona and de la Fuente
2006Yaminuechelys Gaffney et al. p. 33
2008Yaminuechelys Previtera and González Riga
2014Yaminuechelys de la Fuente et al.
2015Yaminuechelys Gasparini et al.
2015Yaminuechelys de la Fuente et al.
2016Yaminuechelys Maniel and de la Fuente
2020Yaminuechelys Oriozabala et al. p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
familyChelidaeGray 1825
genusYaminuechelys

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.

G. †Yaminuechelys de la Fuente et al. 2001
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Yaminuechelys gasparinii de la Fuente et al. 2001
Yaminuechelys maior Staesche 1929
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Invalid names: Osteopygis sculptus Staesche 1929 [synonym]
Yaminuechelys sulcipeculiaris Oriozabala et al. 2020
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 14:20:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:30:55
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Danian or 83.50000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Argentina (Río Negro) Y. sp. (239490)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Argentina (Neuquén) Y. maior (117447 132353)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Argentina (Río Negro) Y. gasparinii (132358)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Chile (Última Esperanza) Y. sp. (210129)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Chile (Última Esperanza) Y. sp. (210130)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Y. sp. (200126)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Chelidae indet. C (45087) Y. gasparinii (37039)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Chelidae indet. 1 (99438) Y. sulcipeculiaris (206173 206181)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Naiadochelys maior (118384) Naiadochelys maior, Osteopygis sculptus (95914) Y. maior (208437)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Río Negro) Y. maior (141238)