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Eotaphrosphys, the Glossary

Index Eotaphrosphys

Eotaphrosphys is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Mont Aime Formation, France.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 7 relations: Bothremydidae, France, Genus, Jean Albert Gaudry, Mont Aime Formation, Pleurodira, Type species.

  2. Bothremydidae
  3. Cretaceous Europe
  4. Fossil taxa described in 1890
  5. Late Cretaceous turtles
  6. Monotypic turtle genera

Bothremydidae

Bothremydidae is an extinct family of side-necked turtles (Pleurodira) known from the Cretaceous and Cenozoic.

See Eotaphrosphys and Bothremydidae

France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

See Eotaphrosphys and France

Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

See Eotaphrosphys and Genus

Jean Albert Gaudry

Jean Albert Gaudry (16 September 1827 – 27 November 1908) was a French geologist and palaeontologist.

See Eotaphrosphys and Jean Albert Gaudry

Mont Aime Formation

The Mont Aime Formation is a geologic formation in France.

See Eotaphrosphys and Mont Aime Formation

Pleurodira

The Pleurodira are one of the two living suborders of turtles, the other being the Cryptodira.

See Eotaphrosphys and Pleurodira

Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).

See Eotaphrosphys and Type species

See also

Bothremydidae

Cretaceous Europe

Fossil taxa described in 1890

Late Cretaceous turtles

Monotypic turtle genera

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eotaphrosphys

Also known as Eotaphrosphys ambiguum.