Palauchelys

Palauchelys; Temporal range: Campanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	† Bothremydidae
Genus:	† Palauchelys
Species:	†P. montellanoi
Binomial name
	†Palauchelys montellanoi; López-Conde et. al., 2021

Last updated October 05, 2025

Palauchelys is an extinct genus of bothremydid turtle that existed during the Campanian.

Distribution

P. montellanoi fossils are known from the Olmos Formation of Coahuila, Mexico.^[1]

References

↑ López-Conde, Oliver A.; Pérez-García, Adán; Chavarría-Arellano, María L.; Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús (March 2021). "A new bothremydid turtle (Pleurodira) from the Olmos Formation (upper Campanian) of Coahuila, Mexico" . Cretaceous Research . 119 104710. Bibcode:2021CrRes.11904710L. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104710 . Retrieved 16 February 2025– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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[1] López-Conde, Oliver A.; Pérez-García, Adán; Chavarría-Arellano, María L.; Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús (March 2021). "A new bothremydid turtle (Pleurodira) from the Olmos Formation (upper Campanian) of Coahuila, Mexico" . Cretaceous Research . 119 104710. Bibcode:2021CrRes.11904710L. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104710 . Retrieved 16 February 2025– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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