Taphrosphys
Genus of reptiles
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Taphrosphys is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered Angola, Morocco[1][2] and the United States.[3] The genus consists of type species T. sulcatus (originally Platemys sulcatus[4]), T. ippolitoi, T. congolensis, and the dubious T. dares.[3][5]
| Taphrosphys Temporal range: | |
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| Carapace at Edelman Fossil Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Tribe: | †Taphrosphyini |
| Subtribe: | †Taphrosphyina |
| Genus: | †Taphrosphys Cope, 1869 |
| Type species | |
| Platemys sulcatus Leidy, 1856 | |
| Species | |
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Discovery
The holotype of Taphrosphys sulcatus was discovered in New Jersey.[3] The species Taphrosphys congolensis is known from Angola[5] while Taphrosphys ippolitoi was found in the Ouled Abdoun Basin in Morocco.
