| Baena | |
|---|---|
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| Shell ofB. arenosa (specimenAMNH 1112) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Pantestudines |
| Clade: | Testudinata |
| Clade: | †Paracryptodira |
| Family: | †Baenidae |
| Clade: | †Baenodda |
| (unranked): | †Eubaeninae |
| Genus: | †Baena Leidy,1870[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Baena arenosa Leidy, 1870 | |
| Species | |
Baena (pronouncedba-en-na)[2] is an extinct genus ofbaenidturtles that inhabited North America during theLate Cretaceous and earlyPaleogene.[3] The genus name is thought to originate from aNative American language, possibly theArapaho word for turtle,be’enoo.[2]
Fossils ofBaena have been found in locations includingKirtland Formation,CampanianNew Mexico (B. sp.) (Cretaceous) andRavenscrag Formation,MaastrichtianCanada (B. sp.) (Cretaceous).[4]
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