Yaminuechelys is an extinct genus of chelid turtle from Argentina and the Dorotea Formation of Chile. The genus first appeared during the Late Cretaceous and became extinct during the Late Paleocene.
Species
The genus contains the following three species:
- Y. gasperinii De la Fuente et al. 2001 - Late Cretaceous Allen, Anacleto, La Colonia Formations, Argentina
- Y. maior Staesche 1929 - Tiupampan Salamanca and Roca Formations, Argentina
- Y. sulcipeculiaris Oriozabala, Sterli & De La Fuente 2020 - Late Cretaceous La Colonia Formation, Argentina
References
Further reading
- Alarcón Muñoz, J., S. Soto-Acuña, L. M. E. Manríquez, R. A. Fernández, D. Bajor, J. P. Guevara, F. Suazo Lara, M. A. and A. O. Vargas (2020), "Freshwater turtles (Testudines: Pleurodira) in the Upper Cretaceous of Chilean Patagonia", Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 102, Bibcode:2020JSAES.10202652A, doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102652, retrieved 2020-06-12
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