Suborder Cryptodira Clade †Baenodda Rank Genus | Class Reptilia Phylum Chordata Order Turtle | |
Similar Turtle, Gamerabaena, Baenidae, Plesiobaena, Chisternon | ||
Denazinemys was a genus of baenodd turtle that lived in the Late Cretaceous of New Mexico. The holotype specimen, which D. nodosa was based on, USNM 8345, consists of a partial carapace and plastron. It came from the De-na-zin Member of the Kirtland Formation, and therefore, Denazinemys lived in the Kirtlandian land-vertebrate age. Many specimens other than the holotype have been assigned to Denazinemys.
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Distinguishing characteristics
Previously, Scabremys ornata was assigned to Denazinemys as D. ornata. Below are the features found in Denazinemys distinguishing the two genera:
Classification
Denazinemys is a baenodd, along with Plesiobaena, Boremys, Scabremys, Baena and Chisternon.
Below is a cladogram made by Sullivan et al. in 2013 showing the relations of Denazinemys: (note: Boremys pulchra is partly a junior synonym of Boremys grandis)