GnathostomataBaenidae

Boremys grandis

Boremys grandis skeletal reconstruction, left lateral view, length 73 cm.
Scale bar = 10 centimeters
Taxon
Boremys grandis Gilmore, 1935
Reconstructed length
73 cm (2.5 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2010, revised 2026
Clade
  1. Gnathostomata
  2. Tetrapoda
  3. Amniota
  4. Sauropsida
  5. Testudinata
  6. Baenidae

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A freshwater baenid turtle of Late Cretaceous North America. Baenids have only been found (so far) in North America, existing from the Early Cretaceous through the K/Pg extinction into the Eocene. Boremys can be distinguished by uniquely sculptured shell bones and extra rows of small scutes around the edge of the carapace.

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