Taphrosphys

Taphrosphys; Temporal range: Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	†Bothremydidae
Tribe:	†
Subtribe:	†
Genus:	†Taphrosphys; Cope, 1869
Type species
	Taphrosphys sulcatus; Cope, 1869
Species
	† T. congolensis; † T. ippolitoi; † T. sulcatus;

Taphrosphys is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered Angola, Morocco^[1] and the United States.^[2] The genus consists of type species T. sulcatus, T . ppolitoi, T. congolensis, and the dubious T. dares.^[2]^[3]

Discovery[]

The holotype of Taphrosphys was discovered in New Jersey.^[2]

References[]

^ "Fossilworks: Taphrosphys". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c E. D. Cope. 1869. The fossil reptiles of New Jersey. American Naturalist 3:84-91
^ García, Adán Pérez; Mees, Florias; Smith, Thierry (2020-03-15). "Shell anatomy of the African Paleocene bothremydid turtle Taphrosphys congolensis and systematic implications within Taphrosphyini". Historical Biology. 32 (3): 376–385. doi:10.1080/08912963.2018.1497023. ISSN 0891-2963. S2CID 92653709.

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[1] "Fossilworks: Taphrosphys". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[cope1869-2] E. D. Cope. 1869. The fossil reptiles of New Jersey. American Naturalist 3:84-91

[3] García, Adán Pérez; Mees, Florias; Smith, Thierry (2020-03-15). "Shell anatomy of the African Paleocene bothremydid turtle Taphrosphys congolensis and systematic implications within Taphrosphyini". Historical Biology. 32 (3): 376–385. doi:10.1080/08912963.2018.1497023. ISSN 0891-2963. S2CID 92653709.

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