Biology:Appalachemys
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Appalachemys is an extinct genus of macrobaenid turtle that lived during the Late Cretaceous period.[1] It is a monotypic genus known from a single species, A. ebersolei,[2] which was named after Jun Ebersole.[3]
History and Description
Appalachemys is known from specimen ALMNH PV985.24 at the Alabama Museum of Natural History. The type locality is unknown.
Appalachemys is over 80 cm long.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Appalachemys lived in Alabama in the Cretaceous.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gentry, A., Kierman, C. R., & Parham, J. F. (2023). A large non-marine turtle from the upper cretaceous of Alabama and a review of north American “macrobaenids”. The Anatomical Record, 306, 1411–1430.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "†Appalachemys Gentry et al. 2023 (turtle)". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=txn:461704.
- ↑ Blakely, Will (2022-08-19). "Large ancient turtle discovered in Alabama named after a Birmingham…" (in en-US). https://1819news.com/news/item/new-large-ancient-turtle-discovered-in-alabama-named-after-a-birmingham-paleontologist.
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