Latentemys Temporal range: 16.9–16 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Podocnemididae |
Genus: | †Latentemys Gaffney et al. 2011 |
Type species | |
†Latentemys plowdeni Gaffney et al. 2011 |
Latentemys is an extinct genus of podocnemidid turtle. It is known from Miocene aged sediments of the Moghara Formation in Egypt.
References
- "Latentemys". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- E. S. Gaffney, P. A. Meylan, R. C. Wood, E. Simons, and D. De Almeida Campos. 2011. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the family Podocnemididae. American Museum Novitates 350:1-237
Taxon identifiers | |
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Latentemys |