Gestemys

Gestemys; Temporal range: Priabonian 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
Genus:	† Gestemys
Species:	†G. powelli
Binomial name
	†Gestemys powelli; De la Fuente et. al., 2022

Last updated May 26, 2025

Gestemys is an extinct genus of podocnemidid that lived during the Eocene epoch.^{[ citation needed ]}

Distribution

Gestemys powelli fossils are known from the Geste Formation of Argentina.^[1]

References

↑ de la Fuente, Marcelo S.; Maniel, Ignacio J.; Ruiz, Pablo González; Ledesma, Jonathan; Deraco, Maria V.; del Papa, Cecilia; Herrera, Claudia (31 December 2022). "A new podocnemidid (Pleurodira: Pelomedusoides) from the Eocene of north-western Argentina, with comments on its evolutionary relationships and palaeoenvironmental settings". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology . 20 (1). Bibcode:2022JSPal..2081939D. doi:10.1080/14772019.2022.2081939. ISSN 1477-2019 . Retrieved 16 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] Fuente, Marcelo S.; Maniel, Ignacio J.; Ruiz, Pablo González; Ledesma, Jonathan; Deraco, Maria V.; del Papa, Cecilia; Herrera, Claudia (31 December 2022). "A new podocnemidid (Pleurodira: Pelomedusoides) from the Eocene of north-western Argentina, with comments on its evolutionary relationships and palaeoenvironmental settings". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology . 20 (1). Bibcode:2022JSPal..2081939D. doi:10.1080/14772019.2022.2081939. ISSN 1477-2019 . Retrieved 16 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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