Puentemys is an extinct genus of bothremydid turtle from the Paleocene-age Cerrejón Formation in Colombia. It is the largest known bothremydid, with a shell length of up to 1.51 m (5.0 ft). Puentemys is the only Paleocene bothremydid known from South America, and is most closely related to the genus Foxemys from the Late Cretaceous of Europe, showing that Bothremydini, the tribe of bothremydids to which Puentemys belonged, had a nearly worldwide distribution across the K-T boundary. The ancestors of Puentemys may have reached South America by dispersing across Paleocene coastlines or by riding currents across the Atlantic Ocean.[1]
^Cadena, E. A.; Bloch, J. I.; Jaramillo, C. A. (2012). "New Bothremydid Turtle (Testudines, Pleurodira) from the Paleocene of Northeastern Colombia". Journal of Paleontology. 86 (4): 688. Bibcode:2012JPal...86..688C. doi:10.1666/11-128R1.1. S2CID 85602476.
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puentemys, extinct, genus, bothremydid, turtle, from, paleocene, cerrejón, formation, colombia, largest, known, bothremydid, with, shell, length, only, paleocene, bothremydid, known, from, south, america, most, closely, related, genus, foxemys, from, late, cre. Puentemys is an extinct genus of bothremydid turtle from the Paleocene age Cerrejon Formation in Colombia It is the largest known bothremydid with a shell length of up to 1 51 m 5 0 ft Puentemys is the only Paleocene bothremydid known from South America and is most closely related to the genus Foxemys from the Late Cretaceous of Europe showing that Bothremydini the tribe of bothremydids to which Puentemys belonged had a nearly worldwide distribution across the K T boundary The ancestors of Puentemys may have reached South America by dispersing across Paleocene coastlines or by riding currents across the Atlantic Ocean 1 PuentemysTemporal range Mid Paleocene Itaboraian Peligran 60 58 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 Bothremydidae Subtribe Foxemydina Genus PuentemysCadena et al 2012 Type species Puentemys mushaisaensisCadena et al 2012References edit Cadena E A Bloch J I Jaramillo C A 2012 New Bothremydid Turtle Testudines Pleurodira from the Paleocene of Northeastern Colombia Journal of Paleontology 86 4 688 Bibcode 2012JPal 86 688C doi 10 1666 11 128R1 1 S2CID 85602476 nbsp This article about a turtle is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Puentemys amp oldid 1209750993, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
