Mendozachelys

Mendozachelys; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Chelidae
Genus:	† Mendozachelys
Species:	†M. wichmanni
Binomial name
	†Mendozachelys wichmanni; De la Fuente et. al., 2017

Last updated February 07, 2025

Mendozachelys is an extinct genus of panchelid turtle that inhabited Argentina during the Late Cretaceous.^[1]

References

↑ de la Fuente, Marcelo S.; Maniel, Ignacio; Jannello, Juan Marcos; Sterli, Juliana; Riga, Bernardo Gonzalez; Novas, Fernando (January 2017). "A new large panchelid turtle (Pleurodira) from the Loncoche Formation (upper Campanian-lower Maastrichtian) of the Mendoza Province (Argentina): Morphological, osteohistological studies, and a preliminary phylogenetic analysis". Cretaceous Research . 69: 147–168. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.09.007 . Retrieved 6 February 2025– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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[1] Fuente, Marcelo S.; Maniel, Ignacio; Jannello, Juan Marcos; Sterli, Juliana; Riga, Bernardo Gonzalez; Novas, Fernando (January 2017). "A new large panchelid turtle (Pleurodira) from the Loncoche Formation (upper Campanian-lower Maastrichtian) of the Mendoza Province (Argentina): Morphological, osteohistological studies, and a preliminary phylogenetic analysis". Cretaceous Research . 69: 147–168. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.09.007 . Retrieved 6 February 2025– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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