Pneumatoarthrus
Pneumatoarthrus is an extinct genus of sea turtle known from the Late Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian) Mount Laurel Formation of Monmouth County, New Jersey. Only a single species, P. peloreus, is known.
| Pneumatoarthrus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
| Holotype vertebra ANSP 9225 seen from three different angles | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | †Protostegidae |
| Genus: | †Pneumatoarthrus Cope, 1870 |
| Species: | †P. peloreus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pneumatoarthrus peloreus Cope, 1870 | |
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