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451 / Cenozoic
Carbonemys
Carbonemys cofrinii
A shell nearly two meters long came from hot wetlands soon after the dinosaur extinction.
View original image · 1600 × 1067- Time range
- About 60 million years ago
- Final stage
- Middle Paleocene
- Geographic range
- Tropical rivers and lakes · Colombia
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Carbonemys?
Carbonemys (Carbonemys cofrinii) was an extinct organism known from About 60 million years ago, with a range in Tropical rivers and lakes · Colombia.
Life and ecology
Powerful jaws may have processed large mollusks and small vertebrates.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Carbonemys disappear?
Paleocene turnover in wetlands and turtle faunas is possible context; the fossil record does not establish a specific cause.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Carbonemys?
A near-complete shell and giant skull constrain size and bite.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Rewrote an extinction cause that presented environmental or faunal turnover as established; it is now given as context the record does not prove.
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS