Carolinochelys
Extinct genus of turtles
Carolinochelys Temporal range: Oligocene 33.9–23 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Carolinachelys wilsoni skull and shell at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
Family: | Cheloniidae |
Genus: | †Carolinochelys Hay, 1923 |
Species: | †C. wilsoni |
Binomial name | |
†Carolinochelys wilsoni Hay, 1923 |
Carolinochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from Oligocene of United States. It contains one species: C. wilsoni, and was first named by O.P. Hay in 1923.
References
- Life History: Geologic History of Sea Turtles
- zipcodezoo.com
- Carolinochelys at the Paleobiology Database
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