Ragechelus

Ragechelus; Temporal range: Maastrichtian 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:	Podocnemididae
Genus:	† Ragechelus ; De Lapparent de Broin et al., 2020

Last updated September 07, 2025

Ragechelus is an extinct genus of erymnochelyine turtle that lived in Niger during the Maastrichtian stage. It is a monotypic genus known from a single species, R. sahelica.^[1]

References

↑ de Broin, France de Lapparent; Chirio, Laurent; Bour, Roger (22 October 2020). "The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context". Geodiversitas . 42 (25). doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2020v42a25. ISSN 1280-9659 . Retrieved 3 October 2024– via BioOne Digital Library.

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[1] Broin, France de Lapparent; Chirio, Laurent; Bour, Roger (22 October 2020). "The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context". Geodiversitas . 42 (25). doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2020v42a25. ISSN 1280-9659 . Retrieved 3 October 2024– via BioOne Digital Library.

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