Azabbaremys
Azabbaremys Temporal range: Paleocene,
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | †Bothremydidae |
Tribe: | † |
Subtribe: | † |
Genus: | †Azabbaremys Gaffney, Moody & Walker, 2001[2] |
Species: | †A. moragjonesi
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Binomial name | |
†Azabbaremys moragjonesi Gaffney, Moody & Walker, 2001[2]
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Azabbaremys is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Teberemt Formation of Mali.[1][2] The genus consists solely of the type species Azabbaremys moragjonesi.[1][3]
Discovery[]
Azabbaremys was discovered in the of Mali, which dates back to the Paleocene.[2]
Description[]
The holotype of Azabbaremys is a nearly complete skull, completely lacking the lower jaw.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c "†Azabbaremys Gaffney et al. 2001". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Gaffney, Eugene S.; Moody, Richard & Walker, Cyril Alexander (2001). "Azabbaremys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides, Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali". American Museum Novitates (3320): 1–16. hdl:2246/2937.
- ^ "Azabbaremys - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
Categories:
- Bothremydidae
- Prehistoric turtle genera
- Paleocene turtles
- Fossils of Mali
- Paleocene life
- Fossil taxa described in 2001
- Prehistoric turtle stubs