Syllomus

Syllomus is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Miocene-age deposits in the US Eastern Seaboard and Egypt.

Taxonomy Two species are known, Syllomus aegyptiacus (Lydekker, 1889) and S. crispatus Cope, 1896.Lydekker R.A. (1889). Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History). III, Chelonia. 239 pp. British Museum (Natural History), London. Lapparent de Broin (2001) considers Trachyaspis a possible senior synonym of Syllomus.

References

External links Syllomus at the Paleobiology Database