Taphrosphys
| Taphrosphys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Carapace at Edelman Fossil Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Tribe: | †Taphrosphyini |
| Subtribe: | †Taphrosphyina |
| Genus: | †Taphrosphys Cope, 1869 |
| Type species | |
| Platemys sulcatus Leidy, 1856 | |
| Species | |
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Taphrosphys is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered Angola, Morocco and the United States. The genus consists of type species T. sulcatus (originally Platemys sulcatus), T. ippolitoi, T. congolensis, and the dubious T. dares.