Cosmochelys
Extinct genus of turtles
Cosmochelys Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Type specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
Family: | Dermochelyidae |
Subfamily: | Dermochelyinae |
Genus: | †Cosmochelys Andrews, C.W., 1920 |
Type species | |
Cosmochelys dolloi Andrews, C.W., 1920 |
Cosmochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Eocene of Africa.[1] It was first named by Andrews in 1920, and contains one species, C. dolloi, named after Louis Dollo.
References
- ^ Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
External links
- Cosmochelys at the Paleobiology Database
- Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (subscription required to view) 2003–12. Retrieved on 2008-08-11
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Dermochelyidae family
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Subclass: Anapsida
- Order: Testudines
- Suborder: Cryptodira
- Superfamily: Chelonioidea
- Family: Dermochelyidae
Species of the Dermochelyidae family |
- †Psephophorus californiensis
- †Psephophorus calvertensis
- †Psephophorus eocaenus
- †Psephophorus oregonesis
- †Psephophorus polygonus
- †Psephophorus rupeliensis
- †Psephophorus scaldii
- †Psephophorus terrypratchetti
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct.
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