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Eotaphrosphys is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Mont Aime Formation, France.[1] Originally assigned to the genus "Tretosternum", it consists exclusively of type species E. ambiguum.[2]
| Eotaphrosphys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Tribe: | †Taphrosphyini |
| Subtribe: | †Taphrosphyina |
| Genus: | †Eotaphrosphys Pérez-García, 2018 |
| Species: | †E. ambiguum |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eotaphrosphys ambiguum (Gaudry, 1890) | |
Eotaphrosphys was described in 1890 by Jean Albert Gaudry, under the initial name of "Tretosternum" ambiguum. It was subsequently redescribed and given the name "Taphrosphys" ambiguus, and was redescribed once again in 2018 and assigned the name Eotaphrosophys.[3][1]
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