Cambaremys, França & Langer, 2005

França, Marco Aurélio Gallo de & Langer, Max Cardoso, 2005, A new freshwater turtle (Reptilia, Pleurodira, Podocnemidae) from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Geodiversitas 27 (3), pp. 391-411 : 391-411

Genus Cambaremys n. gen.

TYPE SPECIES. — Cambaremys langertoni n. gen., n. sp. by present designation.

ETYMOLOGY. — In allusion to Cambará, the former name of the village of Peirópolis, Minas Gerais, near which the type locality is located ( Fig. 1 ).

DISTRIBUTION. — Latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of the Bauru Basin in the region known as “Triângulo Mineiro”, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

DIAGNOSIS. — As for the type species, by monotypy.

Figures

FIG. 1. — Map showing the location of the Serra do Veadinho fossil-area, East of Uberaba, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Scale bar: 20 km.