Lusochelys

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Lusochelys
Temporal range: Middle Miocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Chelonioidea
Family: Cheloniidae
Genus: Lusochelys
Pérez-García and Antunes, 2024
Species:
L. emilianoi
Binomial name
Lusochelys emilianoi
Pérez-García and Antunes, 2024

Lusochelys is an extinct genus of pancheloniid turtle from the Middle Miocene of Portugal. [1]

References

  1. Pérez-García, Adán; Antunes, Miguel Telles (14 March 2024). "A pan-cheloniid turtle from the Middle Miocene of Portugal". The Anatomical Record . 308 (6): 1623–1632. doi: 10.1002/ar.25431 . ISSN   1932-8486. PMC   12062557 . PMID   38482778.