Cordichelys
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| Cordichelys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Podocnemididae |
| Genus: | †Cordichelys |
Cordichelys is an extinct genus of podocnemidid turtle. It was around during the Eocene. Fossils of this turtle have been discovered at Wadi El Hitan as of November 2020. [1]
References[]
- ^ Cherney, Michael D.; Wilson Mantilla, Jeffrey A.; Gingerich, Phillip D.; Zalmout, Iyad; Antar, Mohammed Sameh M. (November 2020). "New Specimens of the Late Eocene Turtle Cordichelys (Pleurodira: Podocnemididae) From Wadi Al Hitan and Qasr El-Sagha in the Fayum Province of Egypt" (PDF). Museum of Paleontology Publications. 33 (2). hdl:2027.42/163364.
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