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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References
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