Motelomama
Motelomama is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Ypresian Salina Group near Negritos, Peru.[1] [2] The genus consists solely of type species M. olssoni.
| Motelomama Temporal range: Ypresian ~ | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Tribe: | †Taphrosphyini |
| Subtribe: | †Taphrosphyina |
| Genus: | †Motelomama Pérez García, 2018 |
| Species: | †M. olssoni |
| Binomial name | |
| †Motelomama olssoni (Schmidt, 1931) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Discovery
The holotype of Motelomama was discovered 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Negritos, Peru.[1] It consists of a partial shell, originally described as "Podocnemis" olssoni.[2]
References
- http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=375095
- A. Pérez García. 2018. New genera of Taphrosphyina (Pleurodira, Bothremydidae) for the French Maastrichtian ‘Tretosternum’ ambiguum and the Peruvian Ypresian ‘Podocnemis’ olssoni. Historical Biology
Further reading
- E. S. Gaffney. 1975. A revision of the side-necked turtle Taphrosphys sulcatus (Leidy) from the Cretaceous of New Jersey. American Museum Novitates (2571)1-24
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