Motelomama is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Ypresian Salina Group near Negritos, Peru.https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=375095A. Pérez García. 2018. New genera of Taphrosphyina (Pleurodira, Bothremydidae) for the French Maastrichtian ‘Tretosternum’ ambiguum and the Peruvian Ypresian ‘Podocnemis’ olssoni. Historical Biology The genus consists solely of type species M. olssoni.
Discovery The holotype of Motelomama was discovered northeast of Negritos, Peru. It consists of a partial shell, originally described as "Podocnemis" olssoni.
References
Further reading E. S. Gaffney. 1975. A revision of the side-necked turtle Taphrosphys sulcatus (Leidy) from the Cretaceous of New Jersey. American Museum Novitates (2571)1-24