Bairdemys
Extinct genus of turtles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bairdemys is an extinct genus of side-necked turtles in the family Podocnemididae. The genus existed from the Late Oligocene to Late Miocene and its fossils have been found in South Carolina, Puerto Rico, Panama and Venezuela. The genus was described in 2002 by Gaffney & Wood and the type species is B. hartsteini.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Podocnemididae |
Subtribe: | †Stereogenyina |
Genus: | †Bairdemys Gaffney & Wood 2002[1] |
Type species | |
†Bairdemys hartsteini Gaffney & Wood 2002 | |
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