Foxemys

Foxemys is an extinct genus of bothremydid turtle that was discovered at Fox Amphoux, France. Its skull and shell structure is similar to Polysternon.[1]

Foxemys
fossil of Foxemys mechinorum, an extinct turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Bothremydidae
Subtribe: Foxemydina
Genus: Foxemys
Tong et al. 1998

References

  • "Paleobiology Database: Foxemys". Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  1. Tong, Haiyan; Eugene S Gaffney; Eric Buffetaut (1998). "Foxemys, a new side-necked turtle (Bothremydidae, Pelomedusoides) from the late Cretaceous of France". American Museum Novitates. 3251 (3251): 1–19. Retrieved 19 January 2012.


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