Arabemys

Arabemys crassiscutata
Temporal range: Paleocene–Early Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Dermochelyidae
Genus: †Arabemys
Tong et al., 1999 
Species:
†A. crassiscutata
Binomial name
†Arabemys crassiscutata
Tong et al., 1999

Arabemys is an extinct genus of sea turtle. It was first named in 1999, and contains one species, A. crassiscutata. It is known from deposits of Late Paleocene or Early Eocene age near the village of Linah in northern Saudi Arabia (28°44′2″N 43°52′25″E / 28.73389°N 43.87361°E / 28.73389; 43.87361).

References

  1. ↑ Haiyan Tong; Eric Buffetaut; Herbert Thomas; Jack Roger; Mohammed Halawani; Abdallah Memesh; Patrick Lebret (1999). "A new dermochelyid turtle from the Late Paleocene–Early Eocene of Saudi Arabia" (PDF). Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences. IIA - Earth and Planetary Science. 329 (12): 913–919. Bibcode:1999CRASE.329..913T. doi:10.1016/S1251-8050(00)88505-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-18.
  2. ↑ Martin Jehle. "Genera and species of Paleocene reptiles". Beyond Mammals: Other Paleocene Vertebrates. Paleocene Mammals of the World. Retrieved February 18, 2011.