Labrostochelys
Genus of reptiles
Labrostochelys Temporal range: Paleocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | †Bothremydidae |
Tribe: | †Taphrosphyini |
Subtribe: | †Taphrosphyina |
Genus: | †Labrostochelys Gaffney, 2006 |
Species: | †L. galkini |
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†Labrostochelys galkini Gaffney, 2006 |
Labrostochelys is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco.[1] The genus consists solely of type species L. galkini.[2]
Discovery
Labrostochelys was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, primarily known for its Maastrichtian and Paleocene fossils.[1] It is known from a nearly complete skull.[3]
References
- ^ a b E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2006. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300:1-318
- ^ "Labrostochelys galkini Gaffney & al., 2006". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Fossilworks: Labrostochelys. *fossilworks.org*. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Clade: Diapsida
- Order: Testudines
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Chelonioidea (Sea turtles) |
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Kinosternoidea |
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Testudinoidea |
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- Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.
- See also List of Testudines families
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