Motelomama

Motelomama is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered near Negritos, Peru.[1] [2] The genus consists solely of type species M. olssoni.

Motelomama
Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Diapsida
Family:
Bothremydidae
Genus:
†Motelomama

Pérez-García, 2018
Species:
†M. olssoni
Binomial name
Motelomama olssoni
Pérez-García, 2018

Discovery

The holotype of Motelomama was discovered 20 miles northeast of Negritos, Peru.[1] It consists of a partial shell, originally described as "Podocnemis" olssoni.[2]

References
  1. http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=375095
  2. A. Pérez-García. 2018. New genera of Taphrosphyina (Pleurodira, Bothremydidae) for the French Maastrichtian ‘Tretosternum’ ambiguum and the Peruvian Ypresian ‘Podocnemis’ olssoni. Historical Biology


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