Caninemys tridentata
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Taxonavigation: Pelomedusoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Podocnemididae
Genus: †Caninemys
Species: Caninemys tridentata
Name[edit]
Caninemys tridentata Meylan, Gaffney & Campos, 2009
- Holotype: DNPM-MCT 1496-R, a nearly complete skull (figs. 1–4) collected by L.I. Price in 1962.
- Type locality: Locality 28 of L.I. Price, Volta de Pedra Pintada, upper Rio Juruá, Acre, Brazil
- Etymology: Named for the bulldog appearance of the skull and the large maxillary processes in the position of mammalian canines.
References[edit]
- Meylan, P.A.; Gaffney, E.S.; Campos, D.A.. 2009: Caninemys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Podocnemididae) from the Miocene of Brazil. American Museum novitates 3639: 1–26. PDF.