Palaeochersis

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Palaeochersis
Temporal range: Late Triassic,
~227–213  Ma
Palaeochersis talampayensis PULR 068 (holotype).png
Carapace from the holotype
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Pantestudines
Clade: Testudinata
Clade: Rhaptochelydia
Family: Australochelyidae
Genus: Palaeochersis
‬Rougier,‭ de la Fuente‭ & ‬‬Arcucci‭, 1995
Type species
Palaeochersis talampayensis‭
Rougier,‭ de la Fuente‭ & ‬‬Arcucci‭, 1995

Palaeochersis is an extinct genus of rhaptochelydian turtle [1] from the Los Colorados Formation of Argentina. [2] It is known from one species, P. talampayensis. [3]

P. talampayensis is known from a single partial skeleton (specimen PULR 068), [3] [4] and it was part of the Australochelyidae, being the sister taxon to Australochelys . [1] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Arcucci, A.B.; Marsicano, C.A.; Caselli, A.T. (2004), "Tetrapod association and palaeoenvironment of the Los Colorados Formation (Argentina): a significant sample from western Gondwana at the end of the Triassic", Geobios , 37 (5): 557–568, Bibcode:2004Geobi..37..557A, doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2003.04.008, hdl: 11336/97772 , retrieved 2019-03-28
  2. 2 km NE of La Esquina at Fossilworks.org
  3. 1 2 Rougier, Guillermo W.; de la Fuente, Marcelo S.; Arcucci, Andrea B. (1995-05-12). "Late Triassic Turtles from South America". Science. 268 (5212): 855–858. doi:10.1126/science.268.5212.855. ISSN   0036-8075.
  4. Szczygielski, Tomasz; Dróżdż, Dawid; Chanthasit, Phornphen; Manitkoon, Sita; Ditbanjong, Pitaksit (2025-03-19). "The Triassic turtle of Thailand – revision of 'Proganochelys' ruchae". PLOS ONE. 20 (3). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0316338 (inactive 20 March 2025). ISSN   1932-6203.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of March 2025 (link)
  5. Sterli, Juliana; de la Fuente, Marcelo; Rougier, Guillermo W. (2007-11-07). "Anatomy and Relationships of Palaeochersis talampayensis, a Late Triassic Turtle from Argentina". Palaeontographica Abteilung A. 281 (1–3): 1–61. doi:10.1127/pala/281/2007/1. ISSN   0375-0442.