Mendozachelys
| Mendozachelys Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †M. wichmanni
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| Binomial name | |
| †Mendozachelys wichmanni De la Fuente et. al., 2017
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Mendozachelys is an extinct genus of panchelid turtle that inhabited Argentina during the Late Cretaceous.[1]
References
- ^ de la Fuente, Marcelo S.; Maniel, Ignacio; Jannello, Juan Marcos; Sterli, Juliana; Riga, Bernardo Gonzalez; Novas, Fernando (January 2017). "A new large panchelid turtle (Pleurodira) from the Loncoche Formation (upper Campanian-lower Maastrichtian) of the Mendoza Province (Argentina): Morphological, osteohistological studies, and a preliminary phylogenetic analysis". Cretaceous Research. 69: 147–168. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.09.007. hdl:11336/66915. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.