Biology:Cerrejonemys

Short description: Extinct genus of turtles

Cerrejonemys Temporal range: Mid-Late Paleocene (Peligran-Itaboraian) ~60–58 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Podocnemididae
Genus:	†Cerrejonemys Cadena et al., 2010
Species
C. wayuunaiki Cadena et al., 2010 (type)

Cerrejonemys wayuunaiki is an extinct podocnemid turtle which existed in Colombia during the Paleogene period; the Middle to Late Paleocene epoch.

Etymology

Fossils of the genus have been found in the Cerrejón Formation of La Guajira, from which it takes its genus name; "turtle from Cerrejón". The species epithet refers to the Wayuu language, called "Wayuunaiki" in its own language, of the Wayuu people, inhabiting the La Guajira desert.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5064814 entry