Genus: Patagoniaemys STERLI & FUENTE, 2011
Etymology: In reference to Patagonia, a southern region in South America,
and Greek, emys, "pond turtle."
Species: gasparinae STERLI & FUENTE, 2011
Etymology: In honor of Dr. Zulma Gasparini, palaeontologist at the Facultad
de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, La Plata, Argentina.
Holotype: MPEF-PV 3283
Locality: Buitre Chico Hill, betweenBajada Moreno and Bajada del Diablo Villages, Central Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina.
Horizon: La Colonia Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Campanian Stage- Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: Fragmentary postorbital, fragmentary skeleton and fragmentary shell.
Referred material:
GASPARINI, STERLI, PARRAS, O'GORMAN, SALGADO, VARELA, & POL, 2015
Locality: Norte de Cerro Bayo 2, Central Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina.
Horizon: La Colonia Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Campanian Stage- Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
MPEF-PV 10541: Right femur, ungual phalange, phalange and osteoderm.
MPEF-PV 10542: Left frontal, basicranium, basisphenoid, basioccipital and left prootic.
MPEF-PV 10543, 10545, 10548-10550, 10552-10554:
Locality: Around Norte de Cerro Bayo 2, Central Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina.
Horizon: La Colonia Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Campanian Stage- Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
MPEF-PB 10544, 10546-10547:
Locality: Cerro Bosta, Central Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina.
Horizon: La Colonia Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Campanian Stage- Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
MPEF-PV 19564: