Palauchelys

Palauchelys
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: †Bothremydidae
Genus: †
Species:
†P. montellanoi
Binomial name
†Palauchelys montellanoi
López-Conde et. al., 2021

Palauchelys is an extinct genus of bothremydid turtle that existed during the Campanian.

Distribution

P. montellanoi fossils are known from the Olmos Formation of Coahuila, Mexico.[1]

References

  1. ^ López-Conde, Oliver A.; Pérez-García, Adán; Chavarría-Arellano, María L.; Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús (March 2021). "A new bothremydid turtle (Pleurodira) from the Olmos Formation (upper Campanian) of Coahuila, Mexico". Cretaceous Research. 119: 104710. Bibcode:2021CrRes.11904710L. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104710. Retrieved 16 February 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.


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