Ilatardia

Ilatardia; Temporal range: Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	†Bothremydidae
Clade:	†Bothremydodda
Tribe:	†Taphrosphyini
Genus:	†Ilatardia; Pérez-García, 2019
Species:	†I. cetiotesta
Binomial name
	†Ilatardia cetiotesta; Pérez-García, 2019

Ilatardia is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Farin Doutchi Formation of Niger.^[1] The genus consists solely of type species I. cetiotesta.^[2]

Discovery

The holotype of Ilatardia was discovered in the Farin-Doutchi Formation of Niger. It consists entirely of a large, relatively complete skull, around 20 cm in length.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b A. Pérez-García, 2019 "A new member of Taphrosphyini (Pleurodira, Bothremydidae) from the Maastrichtian of Niger." Journal of African Earth Sciences 158:103548:1-8 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/P. Mannion]
^ "Fossilworks: Ilatardia". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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[perezgarcia2019-1] A. Pérez-García, 2019 "A new member of Taphrosphyini (Pleurodira, Bothremydidae) from the Maastrichtian of Niger." Journal of African Earth Sciences 158:103548:1-8 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/P. Mannion]

[2] "Fossilworks: Ilatardia". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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