Cosmochelys
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Cosmochelys Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
Family: | Dermochelyidae |
Subfamily: | Dermochelyinae |
Genus: | †Cosmochelys |
Type species | |
Cosmochelys dolloi Andrews, C.W., 1920
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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.
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
- Fossil taxa described in 1920
- Paleogene reptiles of Africa
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- Extinct turtles
- Monotypic prehistoric reptile genera
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