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CERREJONEMYS
(seh-re-yon-em-iss)
meaning: "Cerrejon turtle"
Named By: J. I. Bloch & C. A. Jaramillo in 2010
Time Period: Mid-Late Paleocene (Peligran-Itaboraian)~60-58 Ma
Location: Colombia - Cerrejon Formation
Size: Roughly estimated to be up to 1 meter long
Diet: Uncertain
Fossil(s): Partial remains, particularly of the shell
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Anapsida | Testudines | Pleurodira | Podocnemididae |
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Cerrejonemys wayuunaiki is an extinct podocnemid turtle which existed in Colombia during the Paleogene period; the Middle to Late Paleocene epoch.

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