Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trionychoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Division: Pan-Testudines
Division: Testudinata
Ordo: Testudines
Subordo: Cryptodira
Superfamilia: Trionychoidea

Familia: Trionychidae
Subfamilia: Trionychinae
Genus: †Axestemys
Species: †Axestemys cerevisia

Name

  • Axestemys cerevisia Vitek, 2012: 28, fig. 17
    • Holotype: UW 2382, a carapace, plastron, partial pectoral and pelvic girdles, and one cervical vertebrae.
    • Type locality: University of Wyoming Locality Number V-65004, NE 1/4 SE 1/4 Sec. 35, T 22N, R 113W, NE of Opal, Lincoln County, (Bridgerian) Bridger Formation, Bridger A, Wyoming, USA (Gaffney 1979).

Mentions

  • Trionychidae gen. indet.: Gaffney 1979: 53, fig. 1-3;
  • Axestemys sp. indet.: Hutchison and Holroyd 2003: 134.

References

  • Vitek Natasha, S., 2012: Giant fossil soft-shelled turtles of North America. Palaeontologia Electronica, 15(Issue 1, Article 13A): 1–43.
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