Reptilia - Testudines - Macrobaenidae

Etymology: Appalach after Appalachia, the eastern of the two North American landmasses present during the Late Cretaceous, emys is Latin for turtle. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:39D0B3BB-6F82-42CE-886C-C44DA2749988

Full reference: A. D. Gentry, C. R. Kiernan, and J. F. Parham. 2023. A large non-marine turtle from the Upper Cretaceous of Alabama and a review of North American “macrobaenids”. The Anatomical Record 306(6):1411-1430

Parent taxon: Macrobaenidae according to A. D. Gentry et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Anatolemys, Asiachelys, Asiachelys, Aurorachelys, Batoremys, Changmachelys, Gallica, Hangaiemys, Judithemys, Kirgizemys, Macrobaena, Osteopygis, Oxemys, Yakemys

Subtaxa: Appalachemys ebersolei

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Type: Appalachemys ebersolei

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Appalachemys ebersolei type locality [PROXY] (Cretaceous of Alabama)

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