Bouliachelys

Bouliachelys; Temporal range: Cretaceous 105.3–99.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Skull
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	† Protostegidae
Genus:	† Bouliachelys ; Kear and Lee, 2006
Species
	B. suteri;

Last updated June 24, 2025

Bouliachelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from Cretaceous Australia. It was originally described as a member of Protostegidae.^[1] In 2013 study it was considered to be a member of Dermochelyoidae,^[2] although later studies consider it as a protostegid again.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Kear, Benjamin P; Lee, Michael S.Y (2005-11-15). "A primitive protostegid from Australia and early sea turtle evolution". Biology Letters. 2 (1): 116–119. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2005.0406. ISSN 1744-9561. PMC 1617175 . PMID 17148342.
↑ Bardet, N.; Jalil, N. E.; De Lapparent De Broin, F.; Germain, D.; Lambert, O.; Amaghzaz, M. (2013). Viriot, Laurent (ed.). "A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods". PLOS ONE. 8 (7): e63586. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...863586B. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063586 . PMC 3708935 . PMID 23874378. figure 7
↑ Evers, Serjoscha W.; Benson, Roger B. J. (2018-07-18). "A new phylogenetic hypothesis of turtles with implications for the timing and number of evolutionary transitions to marine lifestyles in the group" . Palaeontology. 62 (1): 93–134. Bibcode:2019Palgy..62...93E. doi:10.1111/pala.12384. ISSN 0031-0239.
↑ Evers, Serjoscha W.; Barrett, Paul M.; Benson, Roger B. J. (2019-05-01). "Anatomy of Rhinochelys pulchriceps (Protostegidae) and marine adaptation during the early evolution of chelonioids". PeerJ. 7: e6811. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6811 . ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6500378 . PMID 31106054.

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[1] Kear, Benjamin P; Lee, Michael S.Y (2005-11-15). "A primitive protostegid from Australia and early sea turtle evolution". Biology Letters. 2 (1): 116–119. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2005.0406. ISSN 1744-9561. PMC 1617175 . PMID 17148342.

[Ocepechelon-2] Bardet, N.; Jalil, N. E.; De Lapparent De Broin, F.; Germain, D.; Lambert, O.; Amaghzaz, M. (2013). Viriot, Laurent (ed.). "A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods". PLOS ONE. 8 (7): e63586. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...863586B. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063586 . PMC 3708935 . PMID 23874378. figure 7

[3] Evers, Serjoscha W.; Benson, Roger B. J. (2018-07-18). "A new phylogenetic hypothesis of turtles with implications for the timing and number of evolutionary transitions to marine lifestyles in the group" . Palaeontology. 62 (1): 93–134. Bibcode:2019Palgy..62...93E. doi:10.1111/pala.12384. ISSN 0031-0239.

[4] Evers, Serjoscha W.; Barrett, Paul M.; Benson, Roger B. J. (2019-05-01). "Anatomy of Rhinochelys pulchriceps (Protostegidae) and marine adaptation during the early evolution of chelonioids". PeerJ. 7: e6811. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6811 . ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6500378 . PMID 31106054.

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