Notoemys

No-tem-iss.
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. (2016, June 23). Notoemys. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/notoemys/

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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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