Neusticemys
Neusticemys is an extinct genus of thalassochelydian sea turtle. Its type species is Neusticemys neuquina. It is known from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian) aged Vaca Muerta of Patagonia, Argentina
| Neusticemys Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Pantestudines |
| Clade: | Testudinata |
| Family: | †Thalassemydidae |
| Genus: | †Neusticemys Fernandez and de la Fuente, 1993 |
| Type species | |
| Eurysternum neuquina Fernandez and de la Fuente, 1988 | |
Neusticemys was originally described as a new species of Eurysternum, but was later assigned to its own genus in 1993.[1][2]
References
- Fernández, M.S. y de la Fuente, M.S. 1988. Nueva tortuga (Cryptodira: Thalassemydidae) de la Formación Vaca Muerta (Jurásico, Tithoniano) de la Provincia del Neuquén, Argentina. Ameghiniana 25: 129-138.
- M. S. Fernandez and M. S. de la Fuente. 1993. Las tortugas casiquélidias de las calizas litográficas titonianas del área Los Catutos Argentina. Ameghiniana 30(3):283-295.
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