![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Placochelys.jpg/640px-Placochelys.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Placochelys
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Placochelys (from Greek: plax, plakos, "plate" and Greek: chelys, "tortoise")[1] is an extinct genus of placodont reptiles erected by Otto Jaekel in 1902.
Quick Facts Scientific classification ...
Placochelys | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Restored Placochelys placodonta skull at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
Order: | †Placodontia |
Family: | †Placochelyidae |
Genus: | †Placochelys Jaekel, 1902 |
Close