Mendozachelys

Mendozachelys
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: †
Species:
†M. wichmanni
Binomial name
†Mendozachelys wichmanni
De la Fuente et. al., 2017

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

References

  1. ^ 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. hdl:11336/66915. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.


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