Laurasichersis

Laurasichersis; Temporal range: Thanetian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Pantestudines
Clade:	Testudinata
Family:	† Sichuanchelyidae
Genus:	† Laurasichersis ; Pérez-García, 2020

Last updated May 26, 2025

Laurasichersis is an extinct genus of turtle that lived in France during the Thanetian stage. It is known from a single species, L. relicta.^[1]

References

↑ Pérez-García, Adán (30 January 2020). "Surviving the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction event: A terrestrial stem turtle in the Cenozoic of Laurasia". Scientific Reports . 10 (1): 1489. Bibcode:2020NatSR..10.1489P. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58511-8. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6992736 . PMID 32001765.

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[1] Pérez-García, Adán (30 January 2020). "Surviving the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction event: A terrestrial stem turtle in the Cenozoic of Laurasia". Scientific Reports . 10 (1): 1489. Bibcode:2020NatSR..10.1489P. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58511-8. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6992736 . PMID 32001765.

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Taxon identifiers
Laurasichersis	Wikidata: Q130417783 Paleobiology Database: 405352
Laurasichersis relicta	Wikidata: Q97273800 Paleobiology Database: 405357