Genus: Euraxemys GAFFNEY, TONG & MEYLAN, 2006
Etymology: Greek, eurax, "sideways'' and Greek, emys, "turtle"; in allusion to the pleurodrian nature.

Species: essweini GAFFNEY, TONG & MEYLAN, 2006
Etymology: In honr of Stephan Esswein, a student of pleurodire development at Tübingen University, who passed away prematurely in 1993.

Holotype: FR 4922

Locality: Araripe Basin, Brazil.

Horizon: Santana Formation, Araripe Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material: Nearly complete skeleton.

Note: Cast is at the AMNH, AMNH 30568.