Ummulisani
Genus of reptiles
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Ummulisani is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Eocene of Morocco.[1][2] The genus consists solely of type species U. rutgersensis.
| Ummulisani Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Tribe: | †Taphrosphyini |
| Subtribe: | †Taphrosphyina |
| Genus: | †Ummulisani Gaffney, Tong & Meylan, 2006 |
| Species: | †U. rutgersensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Ummulisani rutgersensis Gaffney, Tong & Meylan, 2006 | |
Ummulisani was discovered in the Mrah Iaresh locality, Morocco, which dates to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene. The holotype consists of a skull, lacking the palate, and is curated in the American Museum of Natural History. Two other skulls are known, both also from the Ypresian of Morocco.[1] This turtle is notable for the hornlike protuberances on its prefrontal bones, which may have played a role in burrowing or in mating battles.[1]
