Riodevemys

Re-oh-dev-em-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. (2014, February 8). Riodevemys. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/riodevemys/

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Name

Riodevemys.

Phonetic

Re-oh-dev-em-iss.

Named By

A.‭ ‬P�rez-Garc�a,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Royo-Torres‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬Cobos‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Testudines.

Diet

Unavailable.

Species

R.‭ ‬inumbragigas‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Spain‭ ‬-‭ ‬Villar del Arzobispo Formation.

Time Period

Tithonian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial skeleton,‭ ‬including the carapace and plastron.

In Depth

       Riodevemys is a genus of turtle that lived in Spain during the late Jurassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new European Late Jurassic pleurosternid‭ (‬Testudines,‭ ‬Paracryptodira‭) ‬and a new hypothesis of paracryptodiran phylogeny.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Systematic Palaeontology‭ ‬13‭(‬4‭)‬:351-369.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬P�rez-Garc�a,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Royo-Torres‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬Cobos‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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