Palaeoamyda messeliana (lat.) - a species of extinct crypto-tortoises (Cryptodira) that existed in the Eocene in Europe ( Germany ) from 48.6 to 40.4 million years ago. The only species of the genus Palaeoamyda [1] .
| † Palaeoamyda messeliana | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Skeleton of Palaeoamyda messeliana from Messel quarry ( Zenckenberg Museum ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Latin name | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Palaeoamyda messeliana Reinach , 1900 |
Content
Taxonomy
Karl (1998) considered Palaeoamyda a synonym for Rafetoides austriacus (Peters, 1858), but subsequent repeated description of the material showed that it was a separate genus [2] .
Description
Palaeoamyda messeliana soft-bodied three- clawed turtles up to 60 cm long. This is the largest species of turtles found in Messell's quarry. Carapax and plastron are not interconnected and the plastron is strongly reduced.
See also
- List of extinct turtles
Notes
- ↑ † Palaeoamyda messeliana information on the Fossilworks website. (Retrieved April 4, 2017) .
- ↑ Cadena E. 2016. Palaeoamyda messeliana nov. comb. (Testudines, Pan-Trionychidae) from the Eocene Messel Pit and Geiseltal localities, Germany, taxonomic and phylogenetic insights. PeerJ 4 : e2647 DOI : 10.7717 / peerj.2647 .
Links
- H.-V. Karl - Zur Taxonomie der känozoischen Weichschildkröten Österreichs und Deutschlands (Trionychidae: Trionychinae) .- Mitt. Geol. Und Paläont. Landesmuseum Joanneum 56 : 273–328; Graz (1998).
- M. Morlo, S. Schaal, G. Mayr, C. Seiffert - Annotated taxonomic list of the Middle Eocene Vertebrata of Messel (2004) .
- Colin Tudge Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor .
- Natuur informatie .
- Hans-Volker Karl Jurnal Article .