Marocokatognathus
| Marocokatognathus Temporal range: Palaeocene–Eocene boundary,
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Cheloniidae |
| Genus: | †Marocokatognathus Lapparent de Broin, Murelaga & Vacant, 2025 |
| Species: | †M. jimenezi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Marocokatognathus jimenezi Lapparent de Broin, Murelaga & Vacant, 2025
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Marocokatognathus (lit. 'Moroccan lower jaw') is an extinct genus of sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae known from the lower Paleogene Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco. The genus contains a single species, Marocokatognathus jimenezi, known from part of a lower jaw. Compared to all other sea turtles, the lower beak of Marocokatognathus is unusually long, with an upward curve. The narrowness of the beak implies it did not consume an abundance of hard-shelled food.[1]
References
- ^ Lapparent de Broin, France de; Murelaga, Xabier; Vacant, Renaud (October–December 2025). "A chelonioid turtle with a long, upward curved, lower jaw beak, phosphates of Morocco, Paleocene-Eocene transition". Annales de Paléontologie. 111 (4). 102901. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2025.102901.