Baenidae is an extinct

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paracryptodira __NOTOC__ Paracryptodira is an extinct group of reptiles in the clade Testudinata (which contains modern turtles and their extinct relatives), known from the Jurassic to Paleogene of North America and Europe. Initially treated as a suborder sist ...

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 known from the Early Cretaceous to

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of North America. While during the Early Cretaceous they are found across North America, during the Late Cretaceous they are only found in

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, having disappeared from Appalachia. The majority of lineages survived the K-Pg Extinction, but the family was extinct by the latest Eocene. The name of the type genus, ''Baena,'' appears to be of Native American origin. They are primarily found in freshwater deposits, and are considered to be aquatic, with a largely generalist habit.

Genera

* †'' Arundelemys'' * †'' Arvinachelys'' * †'' Baena'' * †'' Cedrobaena'' * †'' Chisternon'' * †'' Edowa'' * †''

Gamerabaena ''Gamerabaena'' is an extinct genus of Baenidae, baenid turtle which existed in North Dakota during the late Cretaceous Period. It is known from a single fragmentary skull that was found in the Maastrichtian-age Hell Creek Formation. It contains ...

'' * †'' Hayemys'' * †'' Lakotemys'' Lakota Formation, Berriasian-

Valanginian In the geologic timescale, the Valanginian is an age or stage of the Early or Lower Cretaceous. It spans between 139.8 ± 3.0 Ma and 132.9 ± 2.0 Ma (million years ago). The Valanginian Stage succeeds the Berriasian Stage of the Lower Cretace ...

* †'' Neurankylus'' * †'' Palatobaena'' * †'' Peckemys'' * †'' Plesiobaena'' * †'' Protobaena'' * †'' Saxochelys'' * †'' Stygiochelys'' * †'' Thescelus'' * †'' Trinitichelys''

Classification

The following cladogram shows the taxonomy and phylogeny of baenids according to Joyce & Lyson (2015).

References

External links

* http://www.nhm.org/site/sites/default/files/dinosaur_institute/pdf/NHM_DI_proytecto_dino_Erika_Canola_Baenidae_Turtle_experience.pdf {{Taxonbar, from=Q2878853 Prehistoric reptile families Jurassic first appearances Eocene extinctions Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope