Baenidae
Baenidae Temporal range: Jurassic to Eocene | |
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Shell of Baena arenosa (AMNH 1112) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | †Baeniodea |
Family: | †Baenidae |
Baenidae is an extinct family of cryptodiran turtles that first appeared during the Jurassic, and died out during the Eocene
Genera
References
Gaffney, Eugene S. (1972). "The systematics of the North American family Baenidae (Reptilia, Cryptodira).". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 147 (5): 241–320.
External links
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