Arenila
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Arenila is an extinct genus of bothremydid{{Cite web|title=Fossilworks: Arenila|url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=131523|access-date=17 December 2021|website=fossilworks.org}} pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Western Desert of Egypt. The genus consists solely of type species A. krebsi.F. Lapparent de Broin and C. Werner. 1998. New Late Cretaceous turtles from the Western Desert, Egypt. Annales de Paléontologie 84(2):131-214
Discovery
Arenila was discovered in the Ammonite Hill Member of the Dakhla Formation, Egypt, which dates back to the Maastrichtian.E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2006. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300:1-318
Description
The holotype of Arenila is a partial skull. Most of the prefrontal is preserved on the skull's left side, but lacks the anterior margin, while the right side is completely missing. The sutures are clearly visible, with the bone edges being slightly displaced. The prefrontal is broken by a parasagittal crack running from the frontal suture to the eroded edge of the prefrontal.
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Category:Fossil taxa described in 1998
Category:Late Cretaceous turtles
Category:Monotypic turtle genera
Category:Prehistoric turtle genera
Category:Western Desert (Egypt)
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