Solemys


Solemys is an extinct genus of stem turtle known from the Late Cretaceous of southern France and eastern Spain.

Taxonomy

Two species are known, the type species Solemys gaudryi and S. vermiculata de Lapparent de Broin and Murelaga, 1996. The former was originally assigned to the Cenozoic turtle genus Apholidemys by Matheron, but de Lapparent de Broin and Murelaga recognized it as a stem turtle distinct from Apholidemys and renamed it Solemys.