2018 in reptile paleontology
Name Novelty Status Authors Age Type locality Country Notes
Allaeochelys rouzilhacensis Sp . nov Valid Godinot et al Eocene France A member of the family Carettochelyidae
Basilemys morrinensis Sp . nov Valid Mallon & Brinkman Late Cretaceous ( early Maastrichtian ) Horseshoe Canyon Formation Canada ( Alberta ) A member of Cryptodira belonging to the family Nanhsiungchelyidae
Chelonoidis dominicensis Sp . nov Valid Albury et al Probably Late Quaternary Dominican Republic A species of Chelonoidis
Eochelone voltregana Sp . nov Valid Lapparent de Broin et al Eocene ( Priabonian ) Spain A member of the family Cheloniidae
Eotaphrosphys Gen. et comb . nov Valid Pérez-García Late Cretaceous ( Maastrichtian ) France A member of Bothremydidae ; a new genus for Tretosternum ambiguum Gaudry ( 1890 )
Eulalichelys Gen. et sp . nov Valid De Lapparent de Broin in Godinot et al Eocene France A member of the family Carettochelyidae . Genus includes new species E. labarrerei
Gilmoremys gettyspherensis Sp . nov Valid Joyce , Lyson & Sertich Late Cretaceous ( late Campanian ) Fruitland Formation United States ( New Mexico )
Jeholochelys Gen. et sp . nov Valid Shao et al Early Cretaceous ( Aptian ) Jiufotang Formation China A member of the family Sinemydidae . The type species is J. lingyuanensis
Mauremys aristotelica Sp . nov Valid Vlachos et al Late Miocene to Pliocene Greece A species of Mauremys
Motelomama Gen. et comb . nov Valid Pérez-García Eocene ( Ypresian ) Peru A member of Bothremydidae ; a new genus for Podocnemis olssoni Schmidt ( 1931 )
Owadowia Gen. et sp . nov Valid Szczygielski , Tyborowski & Błażejowski Late Jurassic ( Tithonian ) Kcynia Formation Poland A member of Pancryptodira . The type species is O. borsukbialynickae
Peritresius martini Sp . nov Valid Gentry et al Late Cretaceous ( late Campanian ) Lower Ripley Formation United States ( Alabama ) A member of Pancheloniidae
Sinemys chabuensis Sp . nov Valid Ji & Chen Early Cretaceous Jingchuan Formation China
Trachemys haugrudi Sp . nov Valid Jasinski Late Hemphillian Gray Fossil Site United States ( Tennessee ) A species of Trachemys
Yuraramirim Gen. et sp . nov Valid Ferreira et al Late Cretaceous Adamantina Formation Brazil A member of Pleurodira related to Peiropemys . Genus includes new species Y. montealtensis
Turtles -- New taxa