''Miocaretta'' is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Miocene era in what is now

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. It was first named by

Paul E. P. Deraniyagala Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala (1900–1976) was a Sri Lankan paleontologist, zoologist, and artist. Early life and education He was born in Colombo, the son of Paul Edward Pieris and Lady Hilda Obeyesekere Pieris. He had two younger brothers, ...

in 1967. The

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and only species is ''M. lankae''.

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''Miocaretta''
at the Paleobiology Database
Turtles of Sri Lanka
Fossils of India Cheloniidae Miocene turtles Extinct animals of India Prehistoric turtle genera Extinct turtles Monotypic prehistoric reptile genera {{paleo-turtle-stub