Khargachelys

Khargachelys; Temporal range: Late Campanian 75–73 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	The holotype shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	† Bothremydidae
Genus:	† Khargachelys ; Mohamed et al. 2023

Last updated May 26, 2025

Khargachelys is an extinct Bothremydid side-necked turtle from the Quseir Formation in Egypt.^[1]

References

↑ AbdelGawad, Mohamed; Pérez-García, Adán; Hirayama, Ren; Mohesn, Sara; Tantawy, Abdel-Aziz; Abu El-Kheir, Gebely (2023-02-16). "The First Side-Necked Turtle (Pleurodira, Bothremydidae) from the Campanian (Late Cretaceous) of Egypt". Diversity. 15 (2): 284. Bibcode:2023Diver..15..284A. doi: 10.3390/d15020284 . ISSN 1424-2818.

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[1] AbdelGawad, Mohamed; Pérez-García, Adán; Hirayama, Ren; Mohesn, Sara; Tantawy, Abdel-Aziz; Abu El-Kheir, Gebely (2023-02-16). "The First Side-Necked Turtle (Pleurodira, Bothremydidae) from the Campanian (Late Cretaceous) of Egypt". Diversity. 15 (2): 284. Bibcode:2023Diver..15..284A. doi: 10.3390/d15020284 . ISSN 1424-2818.

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