Rafetus bohemicus

Specimen ID: MMG-SNSD CST 621

Rafetus bohemicus
Basic Information

Genus:
Species:
Family:
Status:
In collection
Country:
Repository Information

Repository #:
CST 621
Rights Holder:
Museum of Mineralogy and Geology of the Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden
Address:
Königsbrücker Landstr. 159
Dresden, 01109
Germany
Curator:
Markus Wilmsen
Website:
Geological Information

Exact Age (Ma):
17.50 Ma
Age Reference:
Novotný et al. (2021)
Locality:
Bed:
Břešťany Clay
Member:
Holešice Member
Formation:
Most Formation
Basin:
Most Basin
Location Map
Preservation

Body

Description:

Complete cervical VIII

References

Primary Reference:

Laube, C.G. 1901. Synopsis der Wirbeltierfauna der böhmischen Braunkohlenformation und Beschreibung neuer, oder bisher unvollständig bekannter Arten. Lotos 2: 1–80.

Additional References:

Chroust, M., Mazuch, M., Ivanov, M., Alba, D.M. and Luján, À.H. 2023. Redescription of the soft-shell turtle Rafetus bohemicus (Testudines, Trionychidae) from the Early Miocene of Czechia. PeerJ 11: e15658.

Additional Information

Originally described as crocodile Diplocyodon. In Laube (1901), tab. 7, fig. 7.