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DeutschNemegtemys
| Nemegtemys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Genus: | †Nemegtemys |
| Species: | †N. conflata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Nemegtemys conflata Danilov et. al., 2014 | |
Nemegtemys is an extinct genus of cyclanorbine trionychid that lived during the Late Cretaceous epoch.
Distribution
[edit]Fossils of N. conflata are known from the Nemegt Formation, a geologic formation in Mongolia dating to the Maastrichtian stage.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Danilov, Igor G.; Hirayama, Ren; Sukhanov, Vladimir B.; Suzuki, Shigeru; Watabe, Mahito; Vitek, Natasha S. (3 October 2014). "Cretaceous soft-shelled turtles (Trionychidae) of Mongolia: new diversity, records and a revision". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 12 (7): 799–832. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.847870. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.