Iberoccitanemys
Genus of extinct turtles
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Iberoccitanemys (meaning "Iberoccitanian turtle") is an extinct genus of turtle from the Bothremydidae[1] that is known from the Marnes d'Auzas Formation in France, and also the Sobrepena Formation and Villalba de la Sierra Formation in Spain.
| Iberoccitanemys Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
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| Complete shell (HUE-4913) of I. convenarum from the Villalba de la Sierra Formation | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Genus: | †Iberoccitanemys Perez-Garcia, Ortega, & Murelaga, 2012 |
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Discovery and naming
Two species are known: I. convenarum (the type) and I. atlanticum, which were both referred to other genera[2][3] before being moved to Iberoccitanemys; the genus was named by Perez-Garcia, Ortega & Murelaga (2012).[1]
The type species, I. convenarum, was initially placed within Elochelys as E. convenarum by Laurent, Tong & Claude (2002).[2] It was moved to Iberoccitanemys when the genus was named in 2012[1] and is based on the holotype, MDEt Cas2-259, a nearly complete shell from the Marnes d'Auzas Formation in France.
The second species, I. atlanticum, was initially placed within Polysternon as P. atlanticum by de Lapparent de Broin & Murelaga (1996).[3] P. atlanticum was redescribed as a species of Iberoccitanemys by Perez-Garcia, Ortega & Murelaga (2021).[4] The holotype is MCNA 6316, from the Sobrepena Formation in Spain.
