Adocus beatus is an extinct species of aquatic turtles belonging to the family Adocidae. Description Adocus beatus had flattened and smoothly contoured shells with horny sculptured plates. The shells could reach a length of about 80 cm. Distribution These turtles have been found in Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States. References The Paleobiology Database Paleocene Mammals Recently Collected Specimen of Adocus E.V. Syromyatnikova and I.G. Danilov NEW MATERIAL AND A REVISION OF TURTLES OF THE GENUS ADOCUS (ADOCIDAE) FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS OF MIDDLE ASIA AND KAZAKHSTAN Yale Digital Content Trionychia Extinct turtles Cryptodira