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Extinct genus of turtles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Foxemys is an extinct genus of bothremydid turtle that was discovered at Fox Amphoux, France[1] and also Hungary and Spain.[2] Its skull and shell structure is similar to Polysternon.[3] Two species are in the genus: F. mechinorum[3] and F. trabanti.[4]
Foxemys Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
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Fossil of F. mechinorum, an extinct turtle | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | †Bothremydidae |
Subfamily: | †Bothremydinae |
Tribe: | †Bothremydini |
Subtribe: | †Foxemydina |
Genus: | †Foxemys Tong et al., 1998 |
Type species | |
Foxemys mechinorum Tong et al., 1998 | |
Other species | |
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