Taphrosphys

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Taphrosphys
Temporal range: Maastrichtian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Bothremydidae
Tribe: Taphrosphyini
Subtribe: Taphrosphyina
Genus: Taphrosphys
Cope, 1869
Type species
Platemys sulcatus
Leidy, 1856
Species
  • T. congolensis
  • T. ippolitoi
  • T. sulcatus

Taphrosphys is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered Angola, Morocco [1] and the United States. [2] The genus consists of type species Platemys sulcatus ( combinatio nova T. sulcatus), T. ippolitoi, T. congolensis, and the dubious T. dares. [2] [3]

Discovery

The holotype of Taphrosphys was discovered in New Jersey. [2]

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References

  1. "Fossilworks: Taphrosphys". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 E. D. Cope. 1869. The fossil reptiles of New Jersey. American Naturalist 3:84-91
  3. García, Adán Pérez; Mees, Florias; Smith, Thierry (2020-03-15). "Shell anatomy of the African Paleocene bothremydid turtle Taphrosphys congolensis and systematic implications within Taphrosphyini". Historical Biology. 32 (3): 376–385. Bibcode:2020HBio...32..376P. doi:10.1080/08912963.2018.1497023. ISSN   0891-2963. S2CID   92653709.