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Yuraramirim

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Yuraramirim
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Peiropemydidae
Genus: Yuraramirim
Ferreira et. al., 2018
Type species
Yuraramirim montealtensis
Ferreira et. al., 2018

Yuraramirim is an extinct genus of turtle that lived in Brazil during the Late Cretaceous. It contains the species Y. montealtensis.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ferreira, Gabriel S.; Iori, Fabiano V.; Hermanson, Guilherme; Langer, Max C. (September 2018). "New turtle remains from the Late Cretaceous of Monte Alto-SP, Brazil, including cranial osteology, neuroanatomy and phylogenetic position of a new taxon". PalZ. 92 (3): 481–498. doi:10.1007/s12542-017-0397-x. ISSN 0031-0220. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via Springer Link.