Lakotemys is an extinct genus of baenid turtle that lived in South Dakota during the Early Cretaceous epoch. It is known from a single species, L. australodakotensis.[1]

Lakotemys
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Pantestudines
Clade: Testudinata
Clade: Paracryptodira
Family: Baenidae
Genus: Lakotemys
Joyce et. al., 2020

References

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  1. ^ Joyce, Walter G.; Rollot, Yann; Cifelli, Richard L. (12 February 2020). "A new species of baenid turtle from the Early Cretaceous Lakota Formation of South Dakota". Fossil Record. 23 (1): 1–13. Bibcode:2020FossR..23....1J. doi:10.5194/fr-23-1-2020. ISSN 2193-0074. Retrieved 3 October 2024.