Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pelomedusoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Division: Archelosauria
Division: Pan-Testudines
Division: Testudinata
Ordo: Testudines
Infraordo: Pan-Pleurodira
Subordo: Pleurodira
Superfamilia: Pelomedusoidea

Familia: †Bothremydidae
Genus: Atolchelys
Species: Atolchelys lepida

Name

  • Atolchelys lepida Romano et al. 2014
    • Holotype: UERJ.MC 2
    • Type locality: CIMPOR quarry (former ‘Atol quarry’) located 6.7 km WNW from the city of Sao Miguel dos Campos, Alagoas State, Northeastern Brazil (09° 45' 38" S : 36° 09' 22" W).
Etymology: Atol, from the former name of the type locality (Atol quarry); chelys, an ancient Greek tortoise-shell lyre, generally used to designate ‘turtle’. Lepida (fem.) from Latin: pleasant, charming, witty.

References

  • Romano P.S.R., Gallo V., Ramos R.R.C., Antonioli L. 2014. Atolchelys lepida, a new side-necked turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil and the age of crown Pleurodira. Biol. Lett. 10: 20140290. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0290. Pdf
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