Cerrejonemys
Name:
Cerrejonemys
(Cerrejon turtle).
Phonetic: Seh-re-yon-em-iss.
Named By: J. I. Bloch & C. A.
Jaramillo - 2010.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Anapsida,
Testudines, Pleurodira, Podocnemididae.
Species: C. wayuunaiki
(type).
Diet: Uncertain.
Size: Roughly estimated to be up to 1 meter long.
Known locations: Colombia - Cerrej�n Formation.
Time period: Mid Paleocene.
Fossil representation: Partial remains,
particularly of the shell.
Cerrejonemys is a genus of side-necked turtle that lived in South America during the Paleocene. Cerrejonemys is noted for growing fairly large, probably as a defence against predators. This was for good reason, as not only did Cerrejonemys share the same ecosystems as crocodiles such as Cerrejonisuchus, but the giant snake Titanoboa was also present.
Further reading
- New podocnemidid turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira) from the
middle-upper Paleocene of South America. - Journal of Vertebrate
Paleontology 30(2):367-382. - J. I. Bloch & C.
A. Jaramillo - 2010.
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