Syllomus is an extinct genus of
sea turtle from the
Miocene-age deposits in the US Eastern Seaboard and Egypt.
Taxonomy
Two species are known, Syllomus aegyptiacus (Lydekker, 1889) and S. crispatus Cope, 1896.[1][2][3][4] Lapparent de Broin (2001) considers Trachyaspis a possible senior synonym of Syllomus.[5]
References
^Cope, E. D. (1896). "Sixth contributions to the knowledge of the marine Miocene fauna of North America". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 35 (151): 139–146.
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^Lydekker R.A. (1889). Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History). III, Chelonia. 239 pp. British Museum (Natural History), London.
^Weems, R. E. (1974). "Middle Miocene sea turtles (Syllomus, Procolpochelys, Psephophorus) from the Calvert Formation". Journal of Paleontology. 48: 278–303.