Biology:Kurmademys

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Short description: Extinct genus of turtles

Kurmademys
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous 70.6–66 Ma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Bothremydidae
Tribe: Kurmademydini
Genus: Kurmademys
Gaffney et al., 2001
Species
  • Kurmademys kallamedensis

Kurmademys is an extinct genus of side-necked turtle which existed in India during the late Cretaceous period.[1] It was first named in 2001, by Eugene S. Gaffney, Sankar Chatterjee, and Dhiraj K. Rudra, and contains the species Kurmademys kallamedensis.[1] The species name is derived from the Kallamedu Formation of southern India, where the type specimen of the genus was discovered.[1] It was assigned to the family Bothremydidae.[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6446166 entry