Anosteira

Extinct genus of turtles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anosteira is an extinct genus of carettochelyid turtle from the Eocene to the Oligocene of Asia and North America.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Suborder:Cryptodira
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Anosteira
Temporal range: Eocene-Oligocene
A. maomingensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Carettochelyidae
Subfamily: Anosteirinae
Genus: Anosteira
Leidy, 1871
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Taxonomy

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  • Anosteira manchuriana Zangerl, 1947 Liaoning, China, late Eocene
  • Anosteira maomingensis Chow and Liu, 1955 Youkanwo Formation, Guangdong, China, Late Eocene
  • Anosteira mongoliensis Gilmore, 1931 Inner Mongolia, China, Late Eocene-Oligocene
  • Anosteira ornata Leidy, 1871 Bridger Formation, Wyoming, USA, Early Eocene
  • Anosteira pulchra (Clark, 1932) Uinta Formation, Utah, USA, Middle Eocene (Lutetian)

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