Notoemys

No-tem-iss.
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Name

Notoemys ‭(‬Southern Emys‭)‬.

Phonetic

No-tem-iss.

Named By

N.‭ ‬Cattoi‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Freiberg‭ ‬-‭ ‬1961.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Anapsida,‭ ‬Testudines,‭ ‬Pleurodira,‭ ‬Platychelyidae.

Diet

Carnivore‭?

Species

N.‭ ‬laticentralis‭

Size

Shells about‭ ‬8‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Vaca Muerta Formation.‭ ‬Colombia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Rosablanca Formation.‭ ‬Cuba

Time Period

Tithonian of the Jurassic to the early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Notoemys is a genus of side‭ ‬necked turtle that lived in South America from the Jurassic to‭ ‬the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Nuevo hallazgo de Chelonia extinguidos en la Republica Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Physis‭ ‬22.‭ ‬-‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Cattoi‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Freiberg‭ ‬-‭ ‬1961. -‭ ‬Notoemys zapatocaensis,‭ ‬a new side-necked turtle‭ (‬Pleurodira,‭ ‬Platychelyidae‭) ‬from the early Cretaceous of Colombia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬American Museum novitates‭ ; ‬no.‭ ‬3470.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cadena Rueda,‭ ‬Edwin Alberto‭ ‬-‭ ‬Eugene S.‭ ‬Gaffney‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

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