Iaremys Agnolín et al. 2024 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Etymology, Iar, from the Aonikenk for rock;

Full reference: F. L. Agnolín, A. M. Aranciaga-Rolando, and R. Ortiz. 2024. New chelid turtle with a flattened skull from the Late Cretaceous of Northern Patagonia, Argentina. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 1-6

Parent taxon: Hydromedusinae according to F. L. Agnolín et al. 2024

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Iaremys batrachomorpha

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Type: Iaremys batrachomorpha

Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution: found only at Morales Quarry (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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