Biology:Syllomus
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Short description: Extinct genus of turtles
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
| Family: | Cheloniidae |
| Genus: | †Syllomus Cope 1896 |
Syllomus is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Miocene-age deposits in the US Eastern Seaboard and Egypt.
Taxonomy
Two species are known, Syllomus aegyptiacus (Lydekker, 1889) and S. crispatus Cope, 1896.[1][2][3][4] Lapparent de Broin (2001) considers Trachyaspis a possible senior synonym of Syllomus.[5]
References
- ↑ Cope, E. D. (1896). "Sixth contributions to the knowledge of the marine Miocene fauna of North America". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 35 (151): 139–146.
- ↑ Lydekker R.A. (1889). Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History). III, Chelonia. 239 pp. British Museum (Natural History), London.
- ↑ Weems, R. E. (1974). "Middle Miocene sea turtles (Syllomus, Procolpochelys, Psephophorus) from the Calvert Formation". Journal of Paleontology 48: 278–303.
- ↑ Weems, R. E. (1980). "Syllomus aegyptiacus, a Miocene pseudodont sea turtle". Copeia 1980 (4): 621–625. doi:10.2307/1444438.
- ↑ Lapparent de Broin, F. de (2001). "The European turtle fauna from the Triassic to the present". Dumerilia 4: 155–218.
External links
- Syllomus at the Paleobiology Database
Wikidata ☰ Q7660588 entry
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