Eosphargis
Extinct genus of turtles
Eosphargis Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Eosphargis breineri skull cast at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
Family: | Dermochelyidae |
Genus: | †Eosphargis Lydekker, 1889 |
Eosphargis is an extinct genus of sea turtles from the Eocene of Africa, Europe, and North America. It was first named by Richard Lydekker in 1889, and contains one species, E. gigas. The species is also known as Anglocetus beatsoni.
External links
- Eosphargis at the Paleobiology Database
- animaldiversity.umnz.umich.edu
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Dermochelyidae family
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Subclass: Anapsida
- Order: Testudines
- Suborder: Cryptodira
- Superfamily: Chelonioidea
- Family: Dermochelyidae
Species of the Dermochelyidae family |
- †Psephophorus californiensis
- †Psephophorus calvertensis
- †Psephophorus eocaenus
- †Psephophorus oregonesis
- †Psephophorus polygonus
- †Psephophorus rupeliensis
- †Psephophorus scaldii
- †Psephophorus terrypratchetti
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct.
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