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Plesiochelyidae
Extinct family of turtles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Plesiochelyidae are an extinct family of turtles in the clade Thalassochelydia originally classified within the Cryptodira suborder, mostly belonging from the Jurassic period.[1] An alternate study placed the clade Thalassochelydia in the Angolachelonia and outside the Testudines.[3]
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Plesiochelyidae | |
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Holotype carapace and plastron of Plesiochelys etalloni (previously Emy etalloni). Mount is situated upside-down. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Pantestudines |
Clade: | Testudinata |
Clade: | †Thalassochelydia |
Family: | †Plesiochelyidae Baur, 1888 |
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