| Azabbaremys Temporal range: Paleocene,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Tribe: | †Taphrosphyini |
| Subtribe: | †Taphrosphyina |
| Genus: | †Azabbaremys Gaffney, Moody & Walker, 2001[2] |
| Species: | †A. moragjonesi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Azabbaremys moragjonesi Gaffney, Moody & Walker, 2001[2]
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Azabbaremys is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Teberemt Formation of Mali. It was described in 2001, based on a skull that had been recovered in an expedition in 1981.[1][2] The genus consists solely of the type species Azabbaremys moragjonesi.[1][3] The genus name is derived from Azabbar, a monster in Tamasheq folk stories. The species is named for Morag Jones, a research student who participated in the discovery of the specimen and died in the expedition.[1] Azabbaremys is most closely related to another Paleocene side-necked turtle, Acleistochelys.[4]
- ^ a b c d "†Azabbaremys Gaffney et al. 2001". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
Gaffney et al. 2001was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Azabbaremys - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ Gaffney, Eugene S.; Roberts, Eric; Sissoko, Famory; Bouaré, Mohamed L.; Tapanila, Leif; O'leary, Maureen A. (2007). "Acleistochelys, a New Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali". American Museum Novitates (3549): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3549[1:aanstp]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0003-0082. S2CID 53458417.