Latentemys

Latentemys Temporal range: 16.9–16 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Podocnemididae
Genus:	†Latentemys Gaffney et al. 2011
Type species
†Latentemys plowdeni Gaffney et al. 2011

Latentemys is an extinct genus of podocnemidid turtle.[1] It is known from Miocene aged sediments of the Moghara Formation in Egypt.[2]

References

1. "Latentemys". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
2. E. S. Gaffney, P. A. Meylan, R. C. Wood, E. Simons, and D. De Almeida Campos. 2011. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the family Podocnemididae. American Museum Novitates 350:1-237