Echmatemys
Extinct genus of turtles
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Echmatemys is an extinct genus of geoemydid turtle from the Eocene of North America. It is the oldest North American geoemydids, and is one of the most common early Eocene turtles.[1][2]
| Echmatemys Temporal range: Eocene, | |
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| Shell of Echmatemys stevensoniana (AMNH 6084) in the American Museum of Natural History | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Genus: | †Echmatemys Hay, 1906 |
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