Taphrosphys is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered Angola, Morocco and the United States.E. D. Cope. 1869. The fossil reptiles of New Jersey. American Naturalist 3:84-91 The genus consists of type species T. sulcatus (originally Platemys sulcatus), T. ippolitoi, T. congolensis, and the dubious T. dares.
Discovery The holotype of Taphrosphys sulcatus was discovered in New Jersey at the site of the current Edelman Fossil Park and Museum. The species Taphrosphys congolensis is known from Angola while Taphrosphys ippolitoi was found in the Ouled Abdoun Basin in Morocco.
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