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Appalachemys

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Appalachemys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Pantestudines
Clade: Testudinata
Family: Macrobaenidae
Genus: Appalachemys
Type species
Appalachemys maximus

Appalachemys is an extinct genus of macrobaenid turtle that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. It was named named after a Birmingham paleontologist.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Appalachemys lived in Alabama.

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