''Acherontemys'' is an extinct genus of turtle from
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recen ...
of United States.
Taxonomy
It was assigned to
Chelydridae
The Chelydridae is a family of turtles that has seven extinct and two extant genera. The extant genera are the snapping turtles, ''Chelydra'' and '' Macrochelys''. Both are endemic to the Western Hemisphere. The extinct genera are '' Acherontemy ...
by
Robert L. Carroll
Robert "Bob" Lynn Carroll (May 5, 1938 – April 8, 2020) was an American–Canadian vertebrate paleontologist who specialised in Paleozoic and Mesozoic amphibians and reptiles.
Biography
Carroll was an only child and grew up on a farm ne ...
in 1988, while Hutchison classified it within
Emydidae
Emydidae (Latin ''emys'' (freshwater tortoise) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (''eîdos'', “appearance, resemblance”)) is a family of testudines (turtles) that includes close to 50 species in 10 genera. Members of this family are commonly calle ...
in 1992. In 2016, it was placed in
Panemydidae by Joyce and Borque.
References
Chelydridae
Extinct animals of the United States
Miocene turtles
Prehistoric turtle genera
Fossil taxa described in 1899
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