Syllomus
{{Short description|Extinct genus of turtles}}
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| fossil_range = {{fossil_range|Miocene}}
| taxon = Syllomus
| authority = {{harvnb|Cope|1896}}
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Syllomus is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Miocene-age deposits in the US Eastern Seaboard and Egypt.
Taxonomy
Two species are known, Syllomus aegyptiacus (Lydekker, 1889) and S. crispatus Cope, 1896.{{cite journal |last=Cope |first=E. D. |author-link=Edward Drinker Cope |year=1896 |title=Sixth contributions to the knowledge of the marine Miocene fauna of North America |journal=Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society |volume=35 |issue=151 |pages=139–146 |jstor=983259 }}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.{{cite journal |last=Weems |first=R. E. |year=1974 |title=Middle Miocene sea turtles (Syllomus, Procolpochelys, Psephophorus) from the Calvert Formation |journal=Journal of Paleontology |volume=48 |pages=278–303 }}{{cite journal |last=Weems |first=R. E. |year=1980 |title=Syllomus aegyptiacus, a Miocene pseudodont sea turtle |journal=Copeia |volume=1980 |issue=4 |pages=621–625 |doi=10.2307/1444438 |jstor=1444438 }} Lapparent de Broin (2001) considers Trachyaspis a possible senior synonym of Syllomus.{{cite journal |last=Lapparent de Broin |first=F. de |year=2001 |title=The European turtle fauna from the Triassic to the present |journal=Dumerilia |volume=4 |pages=155–218 }}
References
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External links
- [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=36373 Syllomus] at the Paleobiology Database
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Category:Extinct animals of the United States
Category:Prehistoric turtle genera
Category:Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope
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