Plesiobaena

Summary

Plesiobaena is an extinct genus of turtle which existed in the Belly River Formation, Canada during the late Cretaceous period (Campanian age).[1] It was first named by Lawrence Lambe in 1902 and the type species is Plesiobaena antiqua.[1]

Plesiobaena
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Campanian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Pantestudines
Clade: Testudinata
Clade: Paracryptodira
Family: Baenidae
Genus: Plesiobaena
Lambe, 1902
Type species
Plesiobaena antiqua
Lambe, 1902

References edit

  1. ^ a b Lambe, L. M. (1902). "New genera and species from the Belly River Series (Mid-Cretaceous)". Contributions to Canadian Palaeontology. 3: 23–81.