Nemegtemys

Nemegtemys; Temporal range: Maastrichtian 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:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	† Nemegtemys
Species:	†N. conflata
Binomial name
	†Nemegtemys conflata; Danilov et. al., 2014

Last updated June 21, 2025

Nemegtemys is an extinct genus of cyclanorbine trionychid that lived during the Late Cretaceous epoch.

Distribution

Fossils of N. conflata are known from the Nemegt Formation, a geologic formation in Mongolia dating to the Maastrichtian stage.^[1]

References

↑ 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. Bibcode:2014JSPal..12..799D. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.847870. ISSN 1477-2019 . Retrieved 15 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] 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. Bibcode:2014JSPal..12..799D. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.847870. ISSN 1477-2019 . Retrieved 15 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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