Appalachemys
Genus of turtle
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Appalachemys is an extinct genus of macrobaenid turtle that lived during the Late Cretaceous period.[2] It is a monotypic genus known from a single species, A. ebersolei,[3] which was named after Jun Ebersole.[4]
| Appalachemys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Pantestudines |
| Clade: | Testudinata |
| Family: | †Macrobaenidae |
| Genus: | †Appalachemys Gentry, Kiernan & Parham, 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Appalachemys ebersolei | |
History and Description
Appalachemys is known from specimen ALMNH PV985.24 at the Alabama Museum of Natural History. The type locality is unknown.
Appalachemys is over 80 cm long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Appalachemys lived in Alabama in the Cretaceous.[3]
