Cosmochelys
| Cosmochelys Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
| Family: | Dermochelyidae |
| Subfamily: | Dermochelyinae |
| Genus: | †Cosmochelys |
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| Cosmochelys dolloi , 1920
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Cosmochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Eocene of Africa.[1] It was first named by Andrews in 1920, and contains one species, C. dolloi.
References[]
- ^ Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
External links[]
- Cosmochelys at the Paleobiology Database
- Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (subscription required to view) 2003–12. Retrieved on 2008-08-11
Dermochelyidae family | ||||
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| Genera |
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| †Arabemys |
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| †Bouliachelys |
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| †Corsochelys |
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| †Cosmochelys |
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| Dermochelys | Leatherback sea turtle | |||
| †Eosphargis |
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| †Mesodermochelys |
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| †Psephophorus |
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Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct. | ||||
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- Eocene turtles
- Dermochelyidae
- Fossil taxa described in 1920
- Paleogene reptiles of Africa
- Prehistoric turtle genera
- Extinct turtles
- Monotypic prehistoric reptile genera
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