Tacuarembemys

Tak-u-ah-rem-bem-iss.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2015, February 19). Tacuarembemys. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/tacuarembemys/

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Name

Tacuarembemys.

Phonetic

Tak-u-ah-rem-bem-iss.

Named By

D.‭ ‬Perea,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Soto,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Sterli,‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Mesa,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Torino,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Roland‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Da Silva‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Testudines.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

T.‭ ‬kusterae‭

Size

Shell Carapace estimated to be about 18 centimetres long.

Known locations

Uruguay‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tacuaremb� Formation.

Time Period

Late Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skeleton.

In Depth

       Tacuarembemys is a genus of turtle that lived in South America during the late Jurassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Tacuarembemys kusterae,‭ ‬gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.,‭ ‬a new Late Jurassic-‭?‬earliest Cretaceous continental turtle from western Gondwana.‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬34‭(‬6‭)‬:1329-1341.‭ ‬-‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Perea,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Soto,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Sterli,‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Mesa,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Torino,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Roland‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Da Silva‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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