| Khargachelys Temporal range: Late Campanian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | † Bothremydidae |
| Genus: | † Khargachelys Mohamed et al. 2023 |
Khargachelys is an extinct Bothremydid side-necked turtle from the Quseir Formation in Egypt. [1]
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