Procolpochelys
Extinct genus of turtles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Procolpochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Miocene of what is now Maryland, Virginia, and New Jersey. Its fossils have been found in the Calvert Formation. It was first named by Hay in 1908.[1]
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Procolpochelys | |
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Procolpochelys charlestonensis skull and shell at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Clade: | Pancheloniidae |
Genus: | †Procolpochelys Hay 1908 |
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