Eosphargis

Extinct genus of turtles

Eosphargis
Temporal range: Eocene
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Eosphargis breineri skull cast at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Chelonioidea
Family: Dermochelyidae
Genus: Eosphargis
Lydekker, 1889

Eosphargis is an extinct genus of sea turtles from the Eocene of Africa, Europe, and North America. It was first named by Richard Lydekker in 1889, and contains one species, E. gigas. The species is also known as Anglocetus beatsoni.

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Genera
Species of the Dermochelyidae family
Leatherback sea turtle
ArabemysCorsochelysCosmochelysDermochelys†EosphargisMesodermochelysPsephophorus
  • †Psephophorus californiensis
  • †Psephophorus calvertensis
  • †Psephophorus eocaenus
  • †Psephophorus oregonesis
  • †Psephophorus polygonus
  • †Psephophorus rupeliensis
  • †Psephophorus scaldii
  • Psephophorus terrypratchetti
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct.
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Suborder
Superfamily
Family
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)
Cheloniidae
Dermochelyidae
 
Kinosternoidea
Dermatemydidae
Kinosternidae
Testudinoidea
Emydidae
Geoemydidae
 Platysternidae
Testudinidae
Trionychia
Carettochelyidae
Trionychidae
 
 
Chelydridae
Nanhsiungchelyidae
Protostegidae
 
Pleurodira
 
Araripemydidae
Bothremydidae
Chelidae
Pelomedusidae
Podocnemididae
Sahonachelyidae
 
 
 
  • Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.
Taxon identifiers
Eosphargis
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