Motelomama

Motelomama
Temporal range: Ypresian
~55–49 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Bothremydidae
Tribe: Taphrosphyini
Subtribe: Taphrosphyina
Genus: Motelomama
Pérez García, 2018
Species:
M. olssoni
Binomial name
Motelomama olssoni
(Schmidt, 1931)
Synonyms

Motelomama is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Ypresian Salina Group near Negritos, Peru.[1][2] The genus consists solely of type species M. olssoni.

Discovery

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The holotype of Motelomama was discovered 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Negritos, Peru.[1] It consists of a partial shell, originally described as "Podocnemis" olssoni.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=375095
  2. ^ a b A. Pérez García. 2018. New genera of Taphrosphyina (Pleurodira, Bothremydidae) for the French Maastrichtian ‘Tretosternum’ ambiguum and the Peruvian Ypresian ‘Podocnemis’ olssoni. Historical Biology

Further reading

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  • E. S. Gaffney. 1975. A revision of the side-necked turtle Taphrosphys sulcatus (Leidy) from the Cretaceous of New Jersey. American Museum Novitates (2571)1-24