Osteopygis

Osteopygis
Temporal range: Late CretaceousEocene, 70.6–48.6 Ma
Osteopygis fossil from Texas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
Family:Macrobaenidae
Genus:Osteopygis
Cope, 1868
Type species
Osteopygis emarginata
Cope, 1868

Osteopygis is a genus of extinct sea turtle.[1]

An oudated prehistoric scene drawn in 1877. Osteopygis (middle left) is depicted in the scene

References

  1. "†Osteopygis Cope 1868". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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