Ummulisani
Ummulisani is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Mrah Iaresh locality of Morocco.[1][2] The genus consists solely of type species U. rutgerensis.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Tribe: | †Taphrosphyini |
| Subtribe: | †Taphrosphyina |
| Genus: | †Ummulisani Gaffney, Tong & Meylan, 2006 |
| Species: | †U. rutgerensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Ummulisani rutgerensis Gaffney, Tong & Meylan, 2006 | |
Discovery
Ummulisani was discovered in the Mrah Iaresh locality, Morocco, and the type specimen consists of a skull, lacking the palate.[2]
References
- E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2006. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300:1-318 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
- Fossilworks: Ummulisani
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