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'''''Appalachemys''''' is an extinct genus of macrobaenid turtle that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. It is a [[Monotypic taxon|monotypic genus]] known from a single [[species]], ''A. ebersolei'',<ref name=PBDB>{{cite web |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=txn:461704 |title=†''Appalachemys'' Gentry et al. 2023 (turtle) |website=The Paleobiology Database}}</ref> which was named after Jun Ebersole.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blakely |first=Will |date=2022-08-19 |title=Large ancient turtle discovered in Alabama named after a Birmingham… |url=https://1819news.com/news/item/new-large-ancient-turtle-discovered-in-alabama-named-after-a-birmingham-paleontologist |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=1819 News |language=en-US}}</ref> |
'''''Appalachemys''''' is an extinct genus of macrobaenid turtle that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. It is a [[Monotypic taxon|monotypic genus]] known from a single [[species]], '''''A. ebersolei''''',<ref name=PBDB>{{cite web |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=txn:461704 |title=†''Appalachemys'' Gentry et al. 2023 (turtle) |website=The Paleobiology Database}}</ref> which was named after Jun Ebersole.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blakely |first=Will |date=2022-08-19 |title=Large ancient turtle discovered in Alabama named after a Birmingham… |url=https://1819news.com/news/item/new-large-ancient-turtle-discovered-in-alabama-named-after-a-birmingham-paleontologist |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=1819 News |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
==Distribution and habitat== |
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''Appalachemys'' lived in Alabama in the [[Cretaceous]].<ref name=PBDB/> |
''Appalachemys'' lived in Alabama in the [[Cretaceous]].<ref name=PBDB/> |
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Latest revision as of 02:52, 22 November 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Pantestudines |
| Clade: | Testudinata |
| Family: | †Macrobaenidae |
| Genus: | †Appalachemys Gentry, Kiernan & Parham, 2023[1] |
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Appalachemys is an extinct genus of macrobaenid turtle that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. It is a monotypic genus known from a single species, A. ebersolei,[2] which was named after Jun Ebersole.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Appalachemys lived in Alabama in the Cretaceous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ A. D. Gentry; C. R. Kiernan; J. F. Parham (2023). "A large non-marine turtle from the Upper Cretaceous of Alabama and a review of North American "macrobaenids"". The Anatomical Record. 306 (6): 1411–1430. doi:10.1002/ar.25054. PMID 37158131.
- ^ a b "†Appalachemys Gentry et al. 2023 (turtle)". The Paleobiology Database.
- ^ Blakely, Will (2022-08-19). "Large ancient turtle discovered in Alabama named after a Birmingham…". 1819 News. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
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