Foxemys | |
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Fossil ofF. 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 Tonget al., 1998 |
Type species | |
Foxemys mechinorum Tonget al., 1998 | |
Other species | |
Foxemys is anextinctgenus ofbothremydid turtle that was discovered atFox Amphoux, France[1] and alsoHungary andSpain.[2] Its skull and shell structure is similar toPolysternon.[3] Two species are in the genus:F. mechinorum[3] andF. trabanti.[4]
...the migration could only happen after the Bothremydina physiologically adapted to a marine habitat and their osmoregulatory systems were developed enough to constantly live in saltwater. This adaptation already appeared by the Santonian as both Bothremys arabicus and Chedighaii or Bothremys barberi probably had a near-shore marine lifestyle
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