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Bothremydidae Temporal range: Aptian–Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Galianemys Skull

Shell of Taphrosphys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Hyperfamily:	Pelomedusoides
Family:	†Bothremydidae Baur, 1891
Subfamilies
See text

Bothremydidae is an extinct family of side-necked turtles (Pleurodira) known from the Cretaceous and Cenozoic. They are closely related to Podocnemididae, and are amongst the most widely distributed pleurodire groups, with their fossils having been found in Africa, India, the Middle East, Europe, North America and South America. Bothremydids were aquatic turtles with a high morphological diversity, indicative of generalist, molluscivorous, piscivorous and possibly herbivorous grazing diets, with some probably capable of suction feeding. Unlike modern pleurodires, which are exclusively freshwater, bothremydids inhabited freshwater, marine and coastal environments. Their marine habits allowed bothremydids to disperse across oceanic barriers into Europe and North America during the early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian). The youngest records of the group are indeterminate remains from Saudi Arabia and Oman, dating to the Miocene.

Taxonomy

The family is split into two subfamilies and a number of tribes.

Bothremydidae

Pleurochayah appalachius Adrian et al., 2021 Woodbine Formation, Texas, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
"Chrysemys" montolivensis Roman 1897 Montoulieu, France, Oligocene (Rupelian)
Sindhochelys ragei Lapparent de broin et al., 2021 Khadro Formation, Pakistan, Paleocene (Danian)
Apertotemporalis Stromer, 1934 Bahariya Formation, Egypt, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
Subfamily Bothremydinae Gaffney et al., 2006
- Abalakemys Pérez-García, 2023 Farin-Doutchi Formation, Niger, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
- Tribe Bothremydini Gaffney et al., 2006
- Palauchelys López-Conde et al. 2021 Olmos Formation, Mexico, Late Cretaceous (Campanian)
- Khargachelys AbdelGawad et al. 2021 Quseir Formation, Egypt, Late Cretaceous (Campanian)
  - Subtribe Bothremydina Gaffney et al., 2006
    - Akoranemys Pérez-García, 2021. Madagascar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
    - Algorachelus Pérez-García 2017
      - Algorachelus parvus (Haas 1978) Bet-Meir Formation, Amminadav Formation, Palestine, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
      - Algorachelus peregrinus Pérez-García 2017 Utrillas Formation, Spain, Nazaré, Portugal, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
      - Algorachelus tibert (Joyce et al. 2016) Naturita Formation, Utah, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) (alternatively considered the only member of the genus Paiutemys)
    - Araiochelys Gaffney et al., 2006 Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco, Paleocene
      - Araiochelys hirayamai Gaffney et al., 2006
    - Bothremys Leidy, 1865 (jr synonym: Karkaemys)
      - Bothremys arabicus (Zalmout et al., 2005) Wadi Umm Ghudran Formation, Jordan, Late Cretaceous (Santonian)
      - Bothremys cooki Leidy, 1865 Merchantville Formation, Navesink Formation, New Jersey, Tar Heel Formation, North Carolina, Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian)
      - Bothremys kellyi Gaffney et al., 2006 Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco, Paleocene
      - Bothremys maghrebiana Gaffney et al., 2006 Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco, Paleocene
    - Chedighaii Gaffney et al., 2006
      - Chedighaii barberi (Schmidt, 1940) Brownstone Marl, Arkansas, Blufftown Formation, Georgia, Marshalltown Formation, New Jersey, Tar Heel Formation, North Carolina, Late Cretaceous (Campanian)
      - Chedighaii hutchisoni Gaffney et al., 2006 Cerro del Pueblo Formation, Mexico, Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Kirtland Formation, New Mexico, Tar Heel Formation, North Carolina, Late Cretaceous (Campanian)
    - Rosasia Costa, 1940 Argilas de Aveiro Formation, Portugal, Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian)
      - Rosasia soutoi Carrington da Costa, 1940
    - Inaechelys Carvalho, 2016 Maria Farinha Formation, Brasil, Paleocene
      - Inaechelys pernambucensis Carvalho, 2016
    - Zolhafah Lapparent de Broin and Werner, 1998 Dakhla Formation, Egypt, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
      - Zolhafah bella Lapparent de Broin and Werner, 1998
  - Subtribe Foxemydina Gaffney et al., 2006
    - Elochelys Nopsca, 1931 France, Spain, Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian)
      - Elochelys perfecta Nopsca, 1931
    - Foxemys Tong et al., 1998 Csehbánya Formation, Hungary, Late Cretaceous (Santonian) Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation, Marnes d'Auzas Formation, Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation, Lestaillats Marls Formation, France, Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian), Villalba de la Sierra Formation, Spain, Late Cretaceous (Campanian)
      - Foxemys mechinorum Tong et al., 1998
    - Palemys Gray, 1870
      - Palemys bowerbankii (Owen, 1842) London Clay Formation, England, Eocene (Ypresian)
    - Polysternon Portis, 1882 Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation, Rognacian Formation, France, Vitoria Formation, Laño, Tremp Formation, Sierra Perenchiza Formation, Spain, Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian)
      - Polysternon provinciale (Matheron, 1869)
    - Puentemys Cadena et al., 2012 Cerrejón Formation, Colombia, Paleocene
      - Puentemys mushaisaensis Cadena et al., 2012
    - Tartaruscola Pérez-García, 2016 Saint-Papoul, France, Eocene (Ypresian)
    - Iberoccitanemys Pérez-García et al. 2012 Vegas de Matute Formation, Villalba de la Sierra Formation, Spain, Campanian Marnes d'Auzas Formation, France, Maastrichtian
      - Iberoccitanemys atlanticum (Lapparent de Broin and Murelaga, 1996 originally Polysternon atlanticum) syn Iberoccitanemys convenarum (Laurent et al., 2002)
  - Tribe Taphrosphyini Gaffney et al., 2006
    - - Ilatardia Pérez-García, 2019 Farin Doutchi Formation, Niger, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
    - Subtribe Nigermydina Gaffney et al., 2006
      - Arenila Lapparent de Broin and Werner, 1998 Dakhla Formation, Egypt, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
        Arenila krebsi Lapparent de Broin and Werner, 1998
    - Subtribe Taphrosphyina Gaffney et al., 2006
      - Azabbaremys Gaffney et al., 2001 Teberemt Formation, Mali, Paleocene
        Azabbaremys moragjonesi Gaffney et al., 2001
      - Eotaphrosphys Perez-Garcia, 2018 Mont-Aimé, France, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
        Eotaphrosphys ambiguum (Gaudry, 1890)
      - Labrostochelys Gaffney et al., 2006 Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco, Paleocene
        Labrostochelys galkini Gaffney et al., 2006
      - Motelomama Perez-Garcia, 2018 Salina Group, Peru, Eocene (Ypresian)
        Motelomama olssoni (Schmidt, 1931)
      - Phosphatochelys Gaffney and Tong, 2003 Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco, Paleocene
        Phosphatochelys tedfordi Gaffney and Tong, 2003
      - Rhothonemys Gaffney et al., 2006 Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco, Paleocene
        Rhothonemys brinkmani Gaffney et al., 2006
      - Taphrosphys Cope, 1869 (jr synonyms: Amblypeza, Bantuchelys, Prochonias)
        Taphrosphys congolensis (Dollo, 1912) Landana Formation, Angola, Paleocene
        
        Taphrosphys dares Hay, 1908 (nomen dubium)
        
        Taphrosphys ippolitoi Gaffney et al., 2006 Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco, Paleocene
        
        Taphrosphys sulcatus (Leidy, 1856) Hornerstown Formation, New Egypt Formation, New Jersey, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
      - Ummulisani Gaffney et al., 2006 Morocco, Eocene (Ypresian)
        Ummulisani rutgersensis Gaffney et al., 2006
      - Crassachelys Bergounioux, 1952 (nomen dubium)
        Crassachelys neurirregularis Bergounioux, 1952
      - Eusarkia Bergounioux, 1952 (nomen dubium)
        Eusarkia rotundiformis Bergounioux, 1952
      - Gafsachelys Stefano, 1903 (nomen dubium)
        Gafsachelys phosphatica Stefano, 1903
        
        Gafsachelys moularensis Bergounioux, 1955
- Tribe Cearachelyini Gaffney et al., 2006
  - Cearachelys Gaffney et al., Santana Formation, Brazil, Early Cretaceous (Albian)
    - Cearachelys placidoi Gaffney et al., 2001
  - Elkanemys Maniel, de la Fuente and Canale, 2021 Candeleros Formation, Argentina, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
    - Elkanemys pritchardi Maniel, de la Fuente and Canale, 2021
  - Itapecuruemys Batista et al., 2020 Itapecuru Formation, Brasil, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
    - Itapecuruemys amazoniensis Batista et al., 2020
  - Galianemys Gaffney et al., 2002 Kem Kem Group, Morocco, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
    - Galianemys emringeri Gaffney et al., 2002
    - Galianemys whitei Gaffney et al., 2002
Subfamily Kurmademydinae Gaffney et al., 2006
- Tribe Kurmademydini Gaffney et al., 2006
  - Jainemys Joyce & Bandyopadhyay, 2020 Lameta Formation, India, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
    - Jainemys pisdurensis Joyce & Bandyopadhyay, 2020
  - Kinkonychelys Gaffney et al., 2009 Maevarano Formation, Madagascar, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
    - Kinkonychelys rogersi Gaffney et al., 2009
  - Kurmademys Gaffney et al., 2001 Kallamedu Formation, India, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
    - Kurmademys kallamedensis Gaffney et al., 2001
  - Sankuchemys Gaffney et al., 2003 Intertrappean Beds, India, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
    - Sankuchemys sethnai Gaffney et al., 2003

Phylogeny

Below is a cladogram by Gaffney et al. in 2006:

Chelidae

Pelomedusoides

	Araripemys

	Pelomedusidae

Euraxemydidae

	Dirqadium

	Euraxemys

Podocnemidioidea

Podocnemidinura

Bothremydidae

Kurmademydini

	Kurmademys

	Sankuchemys

Bothremydinae

Cearachelyini

	Galianemys

	Cearachelys

Bothremyodda

Bothremydini

	Foxemys (=Polysternon)

	Polysternon

Zolhafah

Rosasia

Araiochelys

	Chedighaii hutchisoni

	Chedighaii barberi

	Bothremys cooki

	Bothremys magrhebiana

	Bothremys kellyi

	Bothremys arabicus

Taphrosphyini

	Nigeremys

	Arenila

	Phosphatochelys

	Ummulisani

References

^ Joyce, WG; Lyson, TR; Kirkland, JI (September 28, 2016). "An early bothremydid (Testudines, Pleurodira) from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Utah, North America". PeerJ. 4: e2502. doi:10.7717/peerj.2502. PMC 5045886. PMID 27703852.
^ Hermanson, Guilherme; Benson, Roger B. J.; Farina, Bruna M.; Ferreira, Gabriel S.; Langer, Max C.; Evers, Serjoscha W. (November 2022). "Cranial ecomorphology of turtles and neck retraction as a possible trigger of ecological diversification". Evolution. 76 (11): 2566–2586. doi:10.1111/evo.14629. ISSN 0014-3820. PMC 9828723. PMID 36117268.
Pérez-García, A.; Antunes, M.T.; Barroso-Barcenilla, F.; Callapez, P.M.; Segura, M.; Soares, A.F.; Torices, A. (October 2017). "A bothremydid from the middle Cenomanian of Portugal identified as one of the oldest pleurodiran turtles in Laurasia". Cretaceous Research. 78: 61–70. Bibcode:2017CrRes..78...61P. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2017.05.031.
de Lapparent de Broin, France; Murelaga, Xabier; Pérez-García, Adán; Farrés, Francesc; Altimiras, Jacint (2018-09-28). "Supplementary information:The turtles from the upper Eocene, Osona County (Ebro Basin, Catalonia, Spain): new material and its faunistic and environmental context". Fossil Record. 21 (2): 237–284. doi:10.5194/fr-21-237-2018. ISSN 2193-0066. S2CID 55783731.
The Paleontology Database Bothremydidae entry accessed on 26 January 2011
Pérez-García, Adán (2016). "A new turtle taxon (Podocnemidoidea, Bothremydidae) reveals the oldest known dispersal event of the crown Pleurodira from Gondwana to Laurasia". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 15 (9): 709–731. doi:10.1080/14772019.2016.1228549. S2CID 88840423. Pan-Pleurodira is one of the two clades of extant turtles (i.e. Testudines). Its crown group, Pleurodira, has a Gondwanan origin being known from the Barremian. Cretaceous turtle fauna of Gondwana was composed almost exclusively of pleurodires. Extant pleurodires live in relatively warm regions, with a geographical distribution restricted to tropical regions that were part of Gondwana.
Pérez-García, Adán (2018-08-03). "New insights on the only bothremydid turtle (Pleurodira) identified in the British record: Palemys bowerbankii new combination". Palaeontologia Electronica. 21 (2): 1–12. doi:10.26879/849. ISSN 1094-8074.
Gaffney, E. S.; Tong, H.; Meylan, P. A. (2006-11-17). "Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 300. New York: American Museum of Natural History: 1–700. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)300[1:EOTSTT]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5824. S2CID 85790134. The family Bothremydidae is a large and diverse group extending from the Albian to the Eocene in North and South America, Europe, Africa, and India. Its monophyly is supported by the presence of a wide exoccipital-quadrate contact, a eustachian tube separated from the incisura columellae auris usually by bone to form a bony canal for the stapes, absence of a fossa precolumellaris, a supraoccipital-quadrate contact (except in the tribe Taphrosphyini), and a posterior enlargement of the fossa orbitalis.

Taxon identifiers
Bothremydidae	Wikidata: Q3327015 Wikispecies: Bothremydidae GBIF: 4818940 IRMNG: 116565 Open Tree of Life: 3606442 Paleobiology Database: 67318

Testudines

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Diapsida
Order: Testudines

Genus

Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)

Cheloniidae	†Allopleuron Caretta †Carolinochelys Chelonia †Eochelone Eretmochelys †Gigantatypus †Glarichelys †Itilochelys Lepidochelys †Mexichelys †Miocaretta Natator †Pacifichelys †Syllomus †Tasbacka
Dermochelyidae	†Arabemys †Corsochelys †Cosmochelys Dermochelys †Eosphargis †Mesodermochelys †Psephophorus
	†Euclastes †Peritresius †Procolpochelys †Protosphargis †Puppigerus

Kinosternoidea

Dermatemydidae	Dermatemys
Kinosternidae	Claudius †Hoplochelys Kinosternon Staurotypus Sternotherus

Testudinoidea

Emydidae	†Acherontemys Chrysemys Clemmys Deirochelys Emys Actinemys Emydoidea Glyptemys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Terrapene Trachemys †Wilburemys
Geoemydidae	Batagur †Banhxeochelys Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Rhinoclemmys Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys
Platysternidae	Platysternon
Testudinidae	Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Centrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis †Cymatholcus †Floridemys Geochelone Gopherus †Hadrianus †Hesperotestudo Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria †Megalochelys †Oligopherus Psammobates Pyxis †Solitudo Stigmochelys †Stylemys Testudo

Trionychia

Carettochelyidae	†Allaeochelys †Anosteira Carettochelys
Trionychidae	Amyda Apalone †Axestemys Chitra Cyclanorbis Cycloderma †Drazinderetes Dogania †Gilmoremys †Hutchemys †Khunnuchelys Lissemys Nilssonia Palea †Palaeoamyda Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx
	†Basilochelys †Sinaspideretes

Chelydridae	Chelydra †Chelydrops †Chelydropsis †Emarginachelys †Macrocephalochelys Macrochelys †Planiplastron †Protochelydra
†Nanhsiungchelyidae	†Anomalochelys †Basilemys †Jiangxichelys
†Protostegidae	†Alienochelys †Archelon †Atlantochelys †Bouliachelys †Calcarichelys †Cratochelone †Desmatochelys †Iserosaurus †Notochelone †Ocepechelon †Pneumatoarthrus †Protostega †Rhinochelys †Santanachelys †Terlinguachelys
	†Adocus †Argillochelys †Bashuchelys †Ctenochelys †Prionochelys †Toxochelys

Pleurodira

†Araripemydidae	†Araripemys
†Bothremydidae	†Araiochelys †Arenila †Azabbaremys †Bothremys †Cearachelys †Chedighaii †Chupacabrachelys †Eotaphrosphys †Foxemys †Galianemys †Ilatardia †Inaechelys †Itapecuruemys †Jainemys †Kinkonychelys †Kurmademys †Labrostochelys †Nigeremys †Phosphatochelys †Polysternon †Puentemys †Rosasia †Rhothonemys †Sankuchemys †Taphrosphys †Ummulisani †Zolhafah
Chelidae	Acanthochelys Chelodina Chelus Elseya Elusor Emydura Hydromedusa †Lomalatachelys Mesoclemmys Myuchelys Phrynops Platemys †Prochelidella Pseudemydura Rheodytes Rhinemys †Yaminuechelys
Pelomedusidae	Pelomedusa Pelusios
Podocnemididae	†Albertwoodemys †Bauruemys †Brontochelys †Caninemys †Carbonemys †Cerrejonemys †Cordichelys Erymnochelys †Lapparentemys †Latentemys Peltocephalus Podocnemis †Stupendemys
†Sahonachelyidae	†Sahonachelys †Sokatra

	†Caribemys †Caririemys †Tacuarembemys

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.

See also List of Testudines families

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