Inaechelys is a potentially dubious genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Maria Farinha Formation of Brazil. The genus consists solely of type species I. pernambucensis.[1]
| Inaechelys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Subfamily: | †Bothremydinae |
| Tribe: | †Bothremydini |
| Subtribe: | †Bothremydina |
| Genus: | †Inaechelys de Araujo Carvalho et al., 2016 |
| Species: | †I. pernambucensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Inaechelys pernambucensis de Araujo Carvalho et al., 2016
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Discovery
editInaechelys was discovered in the Poty Cement Quarry, in Paulista, Brazil in 2005, by a team from the Federal University of Pernambuco.[1]
Description
editThe holotype consists of a carapace, which is fragmented but almost complete. The mesoplastron is not preserved, though its outline is still visible. The anal notch is small, semicircular and wider than it is deep.
Taxonomy
editPedro Romano placed the species in the genus Rosasia in 2016.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b A. R. de Araujo Carvalho, A. M. Ghilardi, and A. M. Franca Barreto. 2016 "A new side-neck turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Early Paleocene (Danian) Maria Farinha Formation, Paraíba Basin, Brazil." Zootaxa 4126(4):491-513
- ^ Romano, Pedro S.R., 2016, "The tale of the headless turtle", Zootaxa 4200(2): 327-330
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