Baenidae is an extinctfamily of paracryptodiranturtles known from the Early Cretaceous to Eocene of North America.[1][2] While during the Early Cretaceous they are found across North America, during the Late Cretaceous they are only found in Laramidia, having disappeared from Appalachia. The majority of lineages survived the K-Pg Extinction, but the family was extinct by the latest Eocene. The name of the type genus, Baena, appears to be of Native American origen, likely from the Arapahobe’enoo. They are primarily found in freshwater deposits, and are considered to be aquatic, with a largely generalist habit.[3]
^Adrian, B.; Smith, H. F.; Kelley, K.; Wolfe, D. G. (2022). "A new baenid, Edowa zuniensis gen. et sp. nov., and other fossil turtles from the Upper Cretaceous Moreno Hill Formation (Turonian), New Mexico, USA". Cretaceous Research. 105422. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105422. S2CID253905727.
