Project 699: E. S. Gaffney, D. W. Krause. 2011. Sokatra, a new side-necked turtle (late Cretaceous, Madagascar) and the diversification of the main groups of Pelomedusoides. American Museum Novitates. 3728:1-28.
Abstract
Sokatra antitra, n. gen. et sp., is a new side-necked turtle from the Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) Maevarano Formation, Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar. Sokatra antitra is based on a series of incomplete skulls: a partial skull that lacks the premaxillae and some of the basicranium, a partial skull that has a complete ear region and partial basicranium, and other isolated specimens, including dentaries. Although this species exhibits some features of the North African and Brazilian Euraxemydidae, it does not belong to this family, but instead it is the sister taxon of the magnafamily Podocnemidera of Gaffney et al. (2006, 2011). Characters of Sokatra uniting it with the magnafamily Podocnemidera are: quadratebasisphenoid contact, ventral covering of processus interfenestralis of opisthotic, and at least half of prootic covered ventrally. The laterally open foramen jugulare posterius and the distinct accessory ridge on the maxilla are characteristic, but not unique, features shared with members of the Euraxemydidae. The presence of a small wall posterior to the columellae auris and medial to the incisura columellae auris and the formation of the foramen posterius canalis carotici interni by both the prootic and quadrate are unique to Sokatra. In a PAUP analysis using the character matrix from Gaffney et al. (2006), Sokatra resolves as: (Pelomedusidae, Araripemys (Sokatra (Euraxemydidae (Bothremydidae, Podocnemididae)))). The deep phylogenetic roots of Sokatra indicates the presence of its lineage on Madagascar prior to the beginning of the late Cretaceous.Read the article »
Project DOI: 10.7934/P699, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P699
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Download Project SDD File | Total scored cells: 5319 Total media associated with cells: 0 Total labels associated with cell media: 0 |
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Total characters: 175 Total characters with associated media: 0 Total characters with media with labels: 0 Total character states: 423 Total character states with associated media: 0 Total character states with media with labels:0 Total unordered/ordered characters:175/0 |
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30 March 2012 - Publication Date:
09 July 2012 - Project views: 43731
- Matrix downloads: 15
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- American Museum of Natural History
- Stony Brook University
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MorphoBank Curator Project Administrator | 48 | 1 | 1 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 5319 (5319, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Eugene Gaffney Full membership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M1616' (47 Taxa)
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[1] Synapsida/Diapsida Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 38 | 140 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[2] Proganochelys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 6 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[3] Australochelys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 127 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[4] Palaeochersis Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 106 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[5] Kayentachelys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 4 | 171 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[6] Selmacryptodira Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 1 | 219 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[7] Chelidae Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 1 | 201 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[8] Pelomedusidae Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 0 | 190 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[9] Sokatra Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[10] Araripemys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 7 | 170 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[11] Euraxemys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 7 | 168 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[12] Dirqadim Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 70 | 105 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[13] Podocnemididae Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 0 | 197 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[14] Hamadachelys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 59 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[15] Brasilemys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 66 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[16] Cearachelys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 12 | 168 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[17] Galianemys emringeri Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 67 | 109 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[18] Galianemys whitei Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 66 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[19] Kurmademys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 21 | 154 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[20] Kinkonychelys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 90 | 85 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[21] Sankuchemys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 110 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[22] Foxemys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 11 | 166 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[23] Polysternon Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 48 | 128 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[24] Araiochelys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 41 | 134 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[25] Zolhafah Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 92 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[26] Rosasia Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 55 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[27] Bothremys cooki Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 114 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[28] Bothremys maghrebiana Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 53 | 128 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[29] Bothremys kellyi Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[30] Bothremys arabicus Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 112 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[31] Chedighaii hutchisoni Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 72 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[32] Chedighaii barberi Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 44 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[33] Taphrosphys sulcatus Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 51 | 125 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[34] Taphrosphys congolensis Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 61 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[35] Taphrosphys ippolitoi Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 80 | 95 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[36] Azabbaremys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 68 | 107 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[37] Acleistochelys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 76 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[38] Labrostochelys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 74 | 102 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[39] Phosphatochelys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 71 | 105 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[40] Ummulisani Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 64 | 114 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[41] Rhothonemys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 111 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[42] Nigeremys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 99 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[43] Arenila Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 103 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[44] Proterochersis Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 141 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[45] Platychelys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 124 | 53 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[46] Notoemys Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 120 | 55 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[47] Dortoka Last Modified in 12/05/13 | 131 | 47 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Project views
type | number of views | Individual items viewed (where applicable) |
Total project views | 43731 | |
Project overview | 4293 | |
Matrix views | 2820 | Matrix landing page (2469 views); Sokatra matrix (351 views); |
Specimen list | 3429 | |
Media views | 6813 | Media search (5700 views); M106696 (1113 views); |
Taxon list | 21238 | |
Documents list | 2034 | |
Bibliography | 1271 | |
Views for media list | 1833 |
Project downloads
type | number of downloads | Individual items downloaded (where applicable) |
Total downloads from project | 453 | |
Project downloads | 438 | |
Matrix downloads | 15 | Sokatra matrix (15 downloads); |