Foxemys

Fox-em-is.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2012, June 7). Foxemys. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/foxemys/

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Name

Foxemys ‭(‬Fox Amphoux turtle‭)‬.

Phonetic

Fox-em-is.

Named By

Haiyan Tong,‭ ‬Eugene S Gaffney‭ & ‬Eric Buffetaut‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Testudines,‭ ‬Pleurodira,‭ ‬Bothremydidae,‭ ‬Bothremydini,‭ ‬Foxemydina.

Diet

Unavailable.

Species

F.‭ ‬mechinorum‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

France‭ ‬-‭ ‬Gr�s � Reptiles Formation,‭ ‬Marnes Rouges Inf�rieures Formation.‭ ‬Hungary‭ ‬-‭ ‬Csehb�nya Formation.

Time Period

Campanian to Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Several individuals

In Depth

       Foxemys is a genus of bothremydid turtle that is considered to have been similar to Polysternon as well as closely related to Puentemys.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Foxemys,‭ ‬a new side-necked turtle‭ (‬Bothremydidae,‭ ‬Pelomedusoides‭) ‬from the late Cretaceous of France.‭ ‬-‭ ‬American Museum Novitates‭ ‬3251‭ (‬3251‭)‬:‭ ‬1‭–‬19.‭ ‬Retrieved‭ ‬19‭ ‬January‭ ‬2012.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Haiyan Tong,‭ ‬Eugene S Gaffney‭ & ‬Eric Buffetaut‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

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