Latentemys is an extinct genus of podocnemidid turtle.[1] It is known from Miocene aged sediments of the Moghara Formation in Egypt.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Podocnemididae |
| Genus: | †Latentemys Gaffney et al. 2011 |
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| †Latentemys plowdeni Gaffney et al. 2011
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References
edit- ^ "Latentemys". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ 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