Turtle Evolution Database

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Basic Information

Type:

Referred specimen

Genus:

Rafetus

Species:

bohemicus

Family:

Trionychidae

Status:

In collection

Country:

Czechia

Repository Information

Repository:

National Museum in Prague (NMP)

Repository #:

NMP Pv 11668

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

Email:

boris.ekrt@nm.cz

Website:

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Geological Information

Age:

Burdigalian

Exact Age (Ma):

17.50 Ma

Age Reference:

Novotný et al. (2021)

Locality:

Břešťany

Bed:

Břešťany Clay

Member:

Holešice Member

Formation:

Most Formation

Basin:

Most Basin

Location Map

Preservation

Mold/Impression

Description:

Skull

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.

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MorphoSource Links

https://n2t.net/ark:/87602/m4/474314