Cerrejonemys

Cerrejonemys; Temporal range: Mid-Late Paleocene (Peligran-Itaboraian); ~60–58 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Podocnemididae
Subfamily:	Podocnemidinae
Genus:	† Cerrejonemys ; Cadena et al., 2010
Species
	C. wayuunaiki; Cadena et al., 2010 (type);

Last updated May 29, 2025

Cerrejonemys wayuunaiki is an extinct podocnemid turtle which existed in Colombia during the Paleogene period; the Middle to Late Paleocene epoch.^[1]

Etymology

Fossils of the genus have been found in the Cerrejón Formation of La Guajira, from which it takes its genus name; "turtle from Cerrejón". The species epithet refers to the Wayuu language, called "Wayuunaiki" in its own language, of the Wayuu people, inhabiting the La Guajira desert.

References

↑ Cadena, Edwin A.; Bloch, Jonathan I.; Jaramillo, Carlos A. (2010), "New Podocnemidid Turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira) from the Middle-Upper Paleocene of South America" , Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology , 30 (2): 367–382, Bibcode:2010JVPal..30..367C, doi:10.1080/02724631003621946 , retrieved 2017-06-05

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[Cerrejonemys-1] Cadena, Edwin A.; Bloch, Jonathan I.; Jaramillo, Carlos A. (2010), "New Podocnemidid Turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira) from the Middle-Upper Paleocene of South America" , Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology , 30 (2): 367–382, Bibcode:2010JVPal..30..367C, doi:10.1080/02724631003621946 , retrieved 2017-06-05

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