Acherontemys
Extinct genus of turtles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Acherontemys is an extinct genus of turtle from Eocene sediments in northwestern North America and comprising a single species Acherontemys heckmani. Acherontemys has been placed within the pond turtle superfamily Testudinoidea as part of the clade Pan-Emydidae.
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Acherontemys | |
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Holotype carapace | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Genus: | †Acherontemys Hay, 1899 |
Species: | †A. heckmani |
Binomial name | |
†Acherontemys heckmani Hay, 1899 | |
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