Cordichelys
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Cordichelys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Podocnemididae |
Genus: | †Cordichelys |
Cordichelys is an extinct genus of podocnemidid turtle.[1][2] It was around during the Eocene. Fossils of this turtle have been discovered at Wadi El Hitan as of November 2020.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ "Cordichelys antiqua (Andrews, 1903)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Cherney, Michael D.; Wilson Mantilla, Jeffrey A.; Gingerich, Phillip D.; Zalmout, Iyad; Antar, Mohammed Sameh M. (November 2020). "New Specimens of the Late Eocene Turtle Cordichelys (Pleurodira: Podocnemididae) From Wadi Al Hitan and Qasr El-Sagha in the Fayum Province of Egypt" (PDF). Museum of Paleontology Publications. 33 (2). hdl:2027.42/163364.
- ^ "World Species : Cordichelys". worldspecies.org. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "New study describes two new turtle specimens discovered from Wadi Al Hitan ("Valley of the Whales") | U-M LSA Museum of Paleontology". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
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