Thalassemys
| Thalassemys Temporal range: Late Jurassic | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | †Thalassemydidae |
| Genus: | †Thalassemys Rutimeyer, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Thalassemys hugii Rutimeyer, 1858 | |
| Species | |
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†T. hugii Rutimeyer, 1858 | |
Thalassemys is genus of a Late Jurassic fossil sea turtle from Western and Central Europe.
The species "Thalassemys" moseri was assigned to this genus, but is actually generically distinct from T. hugii.[1]
References
- ↑ J. Anquetin, C. Puntener, and J.-P. Billon-Bruyat. 2014. A taxonomic review of the Late Jurassic eucryptodiran turtles from the Jura Mountains (Switzerland and France). PeerJ 2:e369
- Rieppel, O. (1980). "The skull of the Upper Jurassic cryptodire turtle Thalassemys, with a reconsideration of the chelonian braincase". Palaeontogr. Abt. A 171: 105–140.
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