Osteopygis
Osteopygis is a genus of extinct turtle.[1] Osteopygis, as traditionally seen, is a chimera: the postcrania (including the holotype) belong to a non-marine stem-cryptodire, whilst the crania belong to sea turtles. In 2005 the referred material was split between two taxa: the postcrania remained in Osteopygis, while the crania were reassigned to Euclastes wielandi.[2]
| Osteopygis | |
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| Osteopygis emarginatus carapace | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | †Macrobaenidae |
| Genus: | †Osteopygis Cope, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Osteopygis emarginata Cope, 1868 | |
References
- "†Osteopygis Cope 1868". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- A reassessment of the referral of sea turtle skulls to the genus Osteopygis (Late Cretaceous, New Jersey, USA)
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