Nemegtemys
Extinct genus of reptiles
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Nemegtemys is an extinct genus of cyclanorbine trionychid that lived during the Late Cretaceous epoch.
| Nemegtemys Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Genus: | †Nemegtemys |
| Species: | †N. conflata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Nemegtemys conflata Danilov et. al., 2014 | |
Distribution
Fossils of N. conflata are known from the Nemegt Formation, a geologic formation in Mongolia dating to the Maastrichtian stage.[1]