Carbonemys
| Carbonemys Temporal range: Mid–Late Paleocene (Peligran–Itaboraian) ~ | |
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| Life restoration of Carbonemys | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Podocnemididae |
| Genus: | †Carbonemys Cadena et al., 2012 |
| Type species | |
| †Carbonemys cofrinii Cadena et al., 2012 | |
Carbonemys cofrinii is an extinct giant podocnemidid turtle known from the Middle Paleocene Cerrejón Formation of the Cesar-Ranchería Basin in northeastern Colombia. The formation is dated at around 60 to 57 million years ago, starting at about five million years after the KT extinction event.
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