| Appalachemys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Pantestudines |
| Clade: | Testudinata |
| Family: | †Macrobaenidae |
| Genus: | †Appalachemys Gentry, Kiernan & Parham, 2023 |
| Type species | |
| †Appalachemys ebersolei | |
Appalachemys is an extinct genus of macrobaenid turtle that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. It is a monotypic genus known from a single species, A. ebersolei, which was named after Jun Ebersole.
History and Description
Appalachemys is known from specimen ALMNH PV985.24 at the Alabama Museum of Natural History. The type locality is unknown.
Appalachemys is over 80 cm long.
Distribution and habitat
Appalachemys lived in Alabama in the Cretaceous.
References
- ^ A. D. Gentry; C. R. Kiernan; J. F. Parham (2023). "A large non-marine turtle from the Upper Cretaceous of Alabama and a review of North American "macrobaenids"". The Anatomical Record. 306 (6): 1411–1430. doi:10.1002/ar.25054. PMID 37158131.
- ^ a b Gentry, A., Kierman, C. R., & Parham, J. F. (2023). A large non-marine turtle from the upper cretaceous of Alabama and a review of north American “macrobaenids”. The Anatomical Record, 306, 1411–1430.
- ^ a b "†Appalachemys Gentry et al. 2023 (turtle)". The Paleobiology Database.
- ^ Blakely, Will (2022-08-19). "Large ancient turtle discovered in Alabama named after a Birmingham…". 1819 News. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
