''Arabemys'' is an extinct genus of
sea turtle. It was first named in 1999, and contains one species, ''A. crassiscutata''.
It is known from deposits of Late
Paleocene or
Early Eocene
In the geologic timescale the Ypresian is the oldest age or lowest stratigraphic stage of the Eocene. It spans the time between , is preceded by the Thanetian Age (part of the Paleocene) and is followed by the Eocene Lutetian Age. The Ypresian i ...
age near the village of Linah in northern
Saudi Arabia ().
References
External links
''Arabemys''at the
Paleobiology Database
Dermochelyidae
Eocene turtles
Paleocene turtles
Paleocene reptiles of Asia
Fossil taxa described in 1999
Eocene reptiles of Asia
Prehistoric turtle genera
Monotypic prehistoric reptile genera
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