Basilemys
Basilemys is a large, terrestrial trionychoid turtle that was from the Upper Cretaceous time period.[1] In Greek, the "Basil (name)" means royal or kingly and the word "Emys" means turtle. Therefore, Basilemys means King Turtle. The stratigraphic subdivisions of the Upper Cretaceous include Cenomanian, Turonian, Coniacian, Santonian, Campanian, and Maastrichtian. Basilemys was mostly from the Campanian and Maastrichtian subdivisions of the Cretaceous time period and is considered to be the largest terrestrial turtle of its time.[2] This extinct genus of land turtles belongs to the family Nanhsiungchelyidae.[2] Occurrences of Basilemys have...read more