Syllomus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Cheloniidae |
| Genus: | †Syllomus Cope 1896 |
Syllomus is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Miocene-age deposits in the US Eastern Seaboard and Egypt.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Two species are known, Syllomus aegyptiacus (Lydekker, 1889) and S. crispatus Cope, 1896.[1][2][3][4] Lapparent de Broin (2001) considers Trachyaspis a possible senior synonym of Syllomus.[5]
References
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- ^ Lydekker R.A. (1889). Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History). III, Chelonia. 239 pp. British Museum (Natural History), London.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Syllomus at the Paleobiology Database
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Cheloniidae family | ||||
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| Genera |
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| †Allopleuron | ||||
| †Argillochelys | ||||
| Caretta | ||||
| †Carolinochelys | ||||
| Chelonia | ||||
| †Eochelone | ||||
| Eretmochelys | ||||
| †Gigantatypus | ||||
| †Glarichelys | ||||
| †Itilochelys | ||||
| Lepidochelys | ||||
| †Mexichelys | ||||
| †Miocaretta | ||||
| Natator | ||||
| †Pacifichelys | ||||
| †Syllomus | ||||
| †Tasbacka | ||||
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct. | ||||
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