Biology:Galianemys

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Short description: Extinct genus of turtle

Galianemys
Galianemys cf. emringeri.jpg
Skull
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Bothremydidae
Subfamily: Bothremydinae
Tribe: Cearachelyini
Genus: Galianemys
Gaffney, Tong & Meylan, 2002[1]
Species

Galianemys is an extinct genus of turtle in the family Bothremydidae, discovered in the Kem Kem Beds.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Gaffney E. S., Tong H., et al (2002) Galianemys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco, American Museum Novitates 3379, 1-20
  • Gaffney E. S., Tong H., et al (2006) Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300, 1-318

Wikidata ☰ Q63951863 entry