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Genus of reptiles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ummulisani is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Eocene of Morocco.[1][2] The genus consists solely of type species U. rutgersensis.
Ummulisani Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | †Bothremydidae |
Tribe: | †Taphrosphyini |
Subtribe: | †Taphrosphyina |
Genus: | †Ummulisani Gaffney, Tong & Meylan, 2006 |
Species: | †U. rutgersensis |
Binomial name | |
†Ummulisani rutgersensis Gaffney, Tong & Meylan, 2006 | |
Ummulisani was discovered in the Mrah Iaresh locality, Morocco, which dates to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene. The holotype consists of a skull, lacking the palate, and is curated in the American Museum of Natural History. Two other skulls are known, both also from the Ypresian of Morocco.[1] This turtle is notable for the hornlike protuberances on its prefrontal bones, which may have played a role in burrowing or in mating battles.[1]
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