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Eosphargis

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Eosphargis
Temporal range: Eocene
Eosphargis breineri skull cast at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen
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Eosphargis

Lydekker, 1889

Eosphargis is an extinct genus of sea turtles from the Eocene of Africa, Europe, and North America. It was first named by Richard Lydekker in 1889, and contains one species, E. gigas. The species is also known as Anglocetus beatsoni.