''Adocus beatus'' is an extinct species of aquatic
turtle
Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked t ...
s belonging to the family
Adocidae
The Adocidae are an extinct family of aquatic and omnivorous turtle
Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups ...
.
Description
''Adocus beatus'' had flattened and smoothly contoured shells with horny sculptured plates. The shells could reach a length of about 80 cm.
Distribution
These turtles have been found in Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States.
References
The Paleobiology DatabaseRecently Collected Specimen of Adocus
*E.V. Syromyatnikova and I.G. Danilo
NEW MATERIAL AND A REVISION OF TURTLES OF THE GENUS ADOCUS (ADOCIDAE) FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS OF MIDDLE ASIA AND KAZAKHSTANYale Digital Content
Trionychia
Extinct turtles
Cryptodira
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