Biology:Arabemys
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Short description: Extinct genus of turtles
| Arabemys crassiscutata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
| Family: | Dermochelyidae |
| Genus: | †Arabemys Tong et al., 1999 [1] |
| Species: | †A. crassiscutata
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| Binomial name | |
| †Arabemys crassiscutata Tong et al., 1999
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Arabemys is an extinct genus of sea turtle. It was first named in 1999, and contains one species, A. crassiscutata.[2] It is known from deposits of Late Paleocene or Early Eocene age near the village of Linah in northern Saudi Arabia ( [ ⚑ ] 28°44′2″N 43°52′25″E / 28.73389°N 43.87361°E).
References
- ↑ Haiyan Tong; Eric Buffetaut; Herbert Thomas; Jack Roger; Mohammed Halawani; Abdallah Memesh; Patrick Lebret (1999). "A new dermochelyid turtle from the Late Paleocene–Early Eocene of Saudi Arabia". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences. IIA - Earth and Planetary Science 329 (12): 913–919. doi:10.1016/S1251-8050(00)88505-5. Bibcode: 1999CRASE.329..913T. http://ipac.kacst.edu.sa/eDoc/2004/142978.1-20040300281.pdf.
- ↑ Martin Jehle. "Genera and species of Paleocene reptiles". Beyond Mammals: Other Paleocene Vertebrates. Paleocene Mammals of the World. http://www.paleocene-mammals.de/pal_reptiles.htm.
External links
- Arabemys at the Paleobiology Database
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