Larachelus

Larachelus; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Genus:	† Larachelus ; Pérez-García & Murelaga, 2012
Type species
	†Larachelus morla; Pérez-García & Murelaga, 2012

Last updated May 26, 2025

Larachelus is an extinct genus of xinjiangchelyid turtle known from the Early Cretaceous (late Hauterivian to early Barremian stage) of Spain.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Pérez-García, A. N.; Murelaga, X. (2012). "Larachelus morla, gen. Et sp. Nov., a new member of the little-known European Early Cretaceous record of stem cryptodiran turtles". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (6): 1293. Bibcode:2012JVPal..32.1293P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.694592. S2CID 84274421.
↑ Pérez-García, A. (2012). "A new species of Brodiechelys (Testudines, Pan-Cryptodira) from the Early Cretaceous of Spain: Systematic and palaeobiogeographic implications". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi: 10.4202/app.2012.0059 . S2CID 56200636.

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[Larachelus-1] Pérez-García, A. N.; Murelaga, X. (2012). "Larachelus morla, gen. Et sp. Nov., a new member of the little-known European Early Cretaceous record of stem cryptodiran turtles". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (6): 1293. Bibcode:2012JVPal..32.1293P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.694592. S2CID 84274421.

[2] Pérez-García, A. (2012). "A new species of Brodiechelys (Testudines, Pan-Cryptodira) from the Early Cretaceous of Spain: Systematic and palaeobiogeographic implications". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi: 10.4202/app.2012.0059 . S2CID 56200636.

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