Chubutemys
Extinct genus of turtles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chubutemys was an extinct genus of meiolaniform turtle. It lived during the Early Cretaceous of Argentina, around the Albian-Aptian border, within the Puesto La Paloma Member of the Cerro Barcino Formation. It is known from most of the skeleton and carapace, and part of the skull.
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Chubutemys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Pantestudines |
Clade: | Testudinata |
Clade: | Perichelydia |
Clade: | †Meiolaniformes |
Genus: | †Chubutemys Gaffney et al., 2007 |
Type species | |
Chubutemys copelloi Gaffney et al., 2007 |
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