Rafetus bohemicus

In collection Export Darwin Core

Specimen ID: NMP 1488

No photo available

Basic Information

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

Repository #:
NMP 1488
Additional #:
Pb 4
Rights Holder:
National Museum in Prague
Address:
Depozitář Národního Muzea (Přírodovědecké muzeum), Cirkusová 1740, 190 00 Praha 9 –⁠ Horní Počernice, Czechia
Prague, 19000
Czechia
Curator:
Boris Ekrt
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:

Almost complete carapace and hypoplastron

Synonyms

Trionyx elongatus
References

Primary Reference:

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 References:

Liebus, A. 1930. Neue Schildkröten aus den Tertiären Süsswassertonen von Preschen bei Bilin in Böhmen. Rozpravy Státního geologického ústavu Československé Republiky 4: 1–57.

Additional Information

Fig. 7A–B in Chroust et al. (2023)