Iberoccitanemys

Iberoccitanemys (meaning "Iberoccitanian turtle") is an extinct genus of turtle from the Bothremydidae^[1] that is known from the Marnes d'Auzas Formation in France, and also the Sobrepena Formation and Villalba de la Sierra Formation in Spain.

Iberoccitanemys Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Campanian–Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Complete shell (HUE-4913) of I. convenarum from the Villalba de la Sierra Formation
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	†Bothremydidae
Genus:	†Iberoccitanemys Perez-Garcia, Ortega, & Murelaga, 2012
Species
†Iberoccitanemys convenarum Perez-Garcia, Ortega, & Murelaga, 2012 †Iberoccitanemys atlanticum Perez-Garcia, Ortega, & Murelaga, 2021

Discovery and naming

Fossil during preparation

Two species are known: I. convenarum (the type) and I. atlanticum, which were both referred to other genera^[2][3] before being moved to Iberoccitanemys; the genus was named by Perez-Garcia, Ortega & Murelaga (2012).^[1]

The type species, I. convenarum, was initially placed within Elochelys as E. convenarum by Laurent, Tong & Claude (2002).^[2] It was moved to Iberoccitanemys when the genus was named in 2012^[1] and is based on the holotype, MDEt Cas2-259, a nearly complete shell from the Marnes d'Auzas Formation in France.

The second species, I. atlanticum, was initially placed within Polysternon as P. atlanticum by de Lapparent de Broin & Murelaga (1996).^[3] P. atlanticum was redescribed as a species of Iberoccitanemys by Perez-Garcia, Ortega & Murelaga (2021).^[4] The holotype is MCNA 6316, from the Sobrepena Formation in Spain.