Rhothonemys
| Rhothonemys Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Tribe: | †Taphrosphyini |
| Subtribe: | †Taphrosphyina |
| Genus: | †Rhothonemys Gaffney, Tong & Meylan, 2006 |
| Species: | †R. brinkmani
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| Binomial name | |
| †Rhothonemys brinkmani Gaffney, Tong & Meylan, 2006
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Rhothonemys is an extinct
pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Paleogene of Morocco.[1] The genus consists solely of type species
R. brinkmani.
Rhothonemys was discovered in the
Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, in deposits dated to the Paleogene. It is known from a partial skull, lacking the palate and basicranium, and a lower jaw, stored in the American Museum of Natural History.[1][2]
The genus name is derived from the Greek word ῥώθων (rhothon) "nose" and alludes to the huge nasal opening. The species name R. brinkmani honors the paleontologist Donald Brinkman.[1]
References
- ^ S2CID 85790134.
- ^ Fossilworks: Rhothonemys