Latentemys

{{Short description|Extinct genus of turtles}}

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| fossil_range={{Geological range|16.9|16}}

| taxon = Latentemys

| authority = Gaffney et al. 2011

| type_species = {{extinct}}Latentemys plowdeni

| type_species_authority = Gaffney et al. 2011

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Latentemys is an extinct genus of podocnemidid turtle.{{fossilworks |id=344494 |title=Latentemys |accessdate=5 July 2021}} It is known from Miocene aged sediments of the Moghara Formation in Egypt.E. S. Gaffney, P. A. Meylan, R. C. Wood, E. Simons, and D. De Almeida Campos. 2011. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the family Podocnemididae. American Museum Novitates 350:1-237

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Category:Podocnemididae

Category:Prehistoric turtle genera