Niolamia

Niolamia
Niolamia
Temporal range: ?Cretaceous or Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Meiolaniidae
Genus: Niolamia
Ameghino, 1899
species
  • N. argentina

Niolamia is an extinct genus of South American meiolaniid turtle.

Sources

  • Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins: Survivors in Armor by Ronald Orenstein (Pg. 43)
  • Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (Life of the Past) by Pat Vickers Rich, Thomas Hewitt Rich, Francesco Coffa, and Steven Morton
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