Araiochelys
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Subfamily: | †Bothremydinae |
| Tribe: | † |
| Subtribe: | † |
| Genus: | †Araiochelys Gaffney, 2006 |
| Species: | †A. hiramayai
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| †Araiochelys hiramayai Gaffney, 2006
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Araiochelys ("narrow turtle") is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco.[1] The genus consists solely of type species B. hirayamai.
Discovery[]
Araiochelys was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, primarily known for its Maastrichtian and Paleocene fossils.[1]
Description[]
The preorbital section of Araiochelys's skull is narrower than in all other members of the Bothremydini. The dorsal process is noted by the describers as being narrow in contrast to Bothremys. The ridge forming the lower rim of the orbit is relatively distinct, also in contrast to Bothremys.[1]
References[]
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Categories:
- Prehistoric turtle genera
- Paleocene turtles
- Fossils of Morocco
- Bothremydidae
- Paleocene life
- Cretaceous Africa
- Fossil taxa described in 2006
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