''Taphrosphys'' is an extinct

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bothremydid Bothremydidae is an extinct family of side-necked turtles (Pleurodira) known from the Cretaceous and Cenozoic. They are closely related to Podocnemididae, and are amongst the most widely distributed pleurodire groups, with their fossils having be ...

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turtle that was discovered

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.E. D. Cope. 1869. The fossil reptiles of New Jersey. American Naturalist 3:84-91 The genus consists of type species ''Platemys sulcatus'' (''

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'' ''T. sulcatus''), ''T. ippolitoi'', ''T. congolensis'', and the dubious ''T. dares''.

Discovery

The holotype of ''Taphrosphys'' was discovered in

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References

Bothremydidae Prehistoric turtle genera Late Cretaceous turtles Maastrichtian life Paleocene life Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary Fossils of the United States Fossils of Angola Fossils of Morocco Cretaceous North America Cretaceous Africa Fossil taxa described in 1865 Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope {{paleo-turtle-stub