Rosasia
Rosasia is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Argilas de Aveiro Formation of Portugal.[1] The genus consists of a single species, R. sotoui,[1] named after Alberto Souto.[2]
| Rosasia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Subfamily: | †Bothremydinae |
| Tribe: | †Bothremydini |
| Subtribe: | †Bothremydina |
| Genus: | †Rosasia Carrington da Costa, 1940 |
| Species: | †R. sotoui |
| Binomial name | |
| †Rosasia sotoui Carrington da Costa, 1940 | |
References
- M. S. de la Fuente, J. Sterli, and I. Maniel, 2014. "Origin, Evolution and Biogeographic History of South American Turtles". Springer Earth System Sciences [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00518-8
- "De Rerum Natura" (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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