Ummulisani is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Eocene of Morocco.[1][2] The genus consists solely of type species U. rutgersensis.
| Ummulisani Temporal range:
| |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Tribe: | †Taphrosphyini |
| Subtribe: | †Taphrosphyina |
| Genus: | †Ummulisani Gaffney, Tong & Meylan, 2006 |
| Species: | †U. rutgersensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| †Ummulisani rutgersensis Gaffney, Tong & Meylan, 2006
| |
Ummulisani was discovered in the Mrah Iaresh locality, Morocco, which dates to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene. The holotype consists of a skull, lacking the palate, and is curated in the American Museum of Natural History. Two other skulls are known, both also from the Ypresian of Morocco.[1] This turtle is notable for the hornlike protuberances on its prefrontal bones, which may have played a role in burrowing or in mating battles.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Gaffney, Eugene S.; Tong, Hai-yan; Meylan, Peter Andre (2006). "Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 300: 1–698. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)300[1:EOTSTT]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5824. S2CID 85790134.
- ^ Fossilworks: Ummulisani
 | This article about a prehistoric turtle is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |