Sternotherus bonevalleyensis is an extinct species of kinosternid turtle in the genus Sternotherus that lived in North America during the end of the Hemphillian North American land mammal age.[1]
| Sternotherus bonevalleyensis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Genus: | Sternotherus |
| Species: | †S. bonevalleyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Sternotherus bonevalleyensis Bourque and Schubert, 2015 | |
Etymology
editThe specific epithet of the species derives from the Bone Valley Formation of Florida, the geological formation in which fossils of the species were found.[2]
References
edit- ↑ "Sternotherus bonevalleyensis". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ Bourque, Jason R.; Schubert, Blaine W. (26 January 2015). "Fossil musk turtles (Kinosternidae, Sternotherus ) from the late Miocene–early Pliocene (Hemphillian) of Tennessee and Florida". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 35 (1). doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.885441. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 5 April 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
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