Gestemys
| Gestemys Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Podocnemididae |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †G. powelli
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| Binomial name | |
| †Gestemys powelli De la Fuente et. al., 2022
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Gestemys is an extinct genus of podocnemidid that lived during the Eocene epoch.
Distribution
Gestemys powelli fossils are known from the Geste Formation of Argentina.[1]
References
- ^ de la Fuente, Marcelo S.; Maniel, Ignacio J.; Ruiz, Pablo González; Ledesma, Jonathan; Deraco, Maria V.; del Papa, Cecilia; Herrera, Claudia (31 December 2022). "A new podocnemidid (Pleurodira: Pelomedusoides) from the Eocene of north-western Argentina, with comments on its evolutionary relationships and palaeoenvironmental settings". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 20 (1). Bibcode:2022JSPal..2081939D. doi:10.1080/14772019.2022.2081939. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 16 February 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.