Staurotypus moschus

Staurotypus moschus; Temporal range: Miocene 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:	Kinosternidae
Genus:	Staurotypus
Species:	S. moschus
Binomial name
	Staurotypus moschus; Cadena et. al., 2012

Last updated March 02, 2025

Staurotypus moschus is an extinct species of Staurotypus that lived during the Miocene epoch.

Distribution

Staurotypus moschus is known from the Cucaracha Formation of Panama.^[1]

References

↑ Cadena, Edwin; Bourque, Jason R.; Rincon, Aldo F.; Bloch, Jonathan I.; Jaramillo, Carlos A.; MacFadden, Bruce J. (1 May 2012). "New turtles (Chelonia) from the late Eocene through late Miocene of the Panama Canal Basin". Journal of Paleontology . 86 (3): 539–557. doi:10.1666/11-106.1. ISSN 0022-3360 . Retrieved 1 March 2025– via GeoScienceWorld.

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[NewTurtles-1] Cadena, Edwin; Bourque, Jason R.; Rincon, Aldo F.; Bloch, Jonathan I.; Jaramillo, Carlos A.; MacFadden, Bruce J. (1 May 2012). "New turtles (Chelonia) from the late Eocene through late Miocene of the Panama Canal Basin". Journal of Paleontology . 86 (3): 539–557. doi:10.1666/11-106.1. ISSN 0022-3360 . Retrieved 1 March 2025– via GeoScienceWorld.

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