Adocus beatus
Adocus beatus is an extinct species of aquatic turtles belonging to the family Adocidae.
| Adocus beatus | |
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| Shell of Adocus beatus, Peabody Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | †Adocidae |
| Genus: | †Adocus |
| Species: | †A. beatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Adocus beatus Leidy 1865 | |
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Description
Adocus beatus had flattened and smoothly contoured shells with horny sculptured plates. The shells could reach a length of about 80 cm.
Distribution
These turtles have been found in Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States.
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