Atolchelys

Atolchelys; Temporal range: Barremian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	† Bothremydidae
Genus:	† Atolchelys
Species:	†A. lepida
Binomial name
	†Atolchelys lepida; Romano et. al., 2014

Last updated May 26, 2025

Atolchelys is an extinct genus of bothremydid that lived during the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch.

Distribution

A. lepida fossils are known from the Morro do Chaves Formation in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin of Brazil.^[1]

References

↑ Romano, Pedro S. R.; Gallo, Valéria; Ramos, Renato R. C.; Antonioli, Luzia (1 July 2014). "Atolchelys lepida , a new side-necked turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil and the age of crown Pleurodira". Biology Letters . 10 (7): 20140290. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2014.0290. ISSN 1744-9561. PMC 4126622 . PMID 25079494.

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[1] Romano, Pedro S. R.; Gallo, Valéria; Ramos, Renato R. C.; Antonioli, Luzia (1 July 2014). "Atolchelys lepida , a new side-necked turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil and the age of crown Pleurodira". Biology Letters . 10 (7): 20140290. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2014.0290. ISSN 1744-9561. PMC 4126622 . PMID 25079494.

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