Apertotemporalis

Apertotemporalis was a bothremydid turtle that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It was named in 1934 by Ernst Stromer for a specimen, NR 1912 VIII 93, consisting only of a fragmentary skull destroyed during World War II.[1][2][3] No more remains have been found since. The specimen was found in the Bahariya Formation of Egypt.[3] It had a carapace length of 60 centimetres (24 in),[4] making it the largest known known turtle discovered in the Bahariya Formation to date.

Apertotemporalis
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian
Restoration based on Galianemys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sauropsida
Order:
Testudines
Suborder:
Pleurodira
Family:
†Bothremydidae
Genus:
†Apertotemporalis

Stromer, 1934
Binomial name
†Apertotemporalis baharijensis
Stromer, 1934

References
  1. Stromer, E. (1934). "Results of Prof. E. Stromer's research trips to the deserts of Egypt. II. Vertebrate remains of the Baharije stage (lowest Cenomanian)." 13. Dinosauria. Treatises of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Mathematical and Natural Science Department n.f., 22: 1–79. [in German]
  2. The Paleontology Database Bothremydidae entry accessed on 26 January 2011
  3. "Apertrotemporalis". Paleofile. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. "Apertotemporalis by Hyrotrioskjan on DeviantArt". DeviantArt. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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