Labrostochelys
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2021) |
Labrostochelys Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | †Bothremydidae |
Tribe: | † |
Subtribe: | † |
Genus: | †Labrostochelys Gaffney, 2006 |
Species: | †L. galkini
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Binomial name | |
†Labrostochelys galkini Gaffney, 2006
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Labrostochelys 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 L. galkini.[2]
Discovery[]
Labrostochelys was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, primarily known for its Maastrichtian and Paleocene fossils.[1] It is known from a nearly complete skull [3]
References[]
- ^ a b E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2006. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300:1-318
- ^ "Labrostochelys galkini Gaffney & al., 2006". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Fossilworks: Labrostochelys. *fossilworks.org*. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
Categories:
- Prehistoric turtle genera
- Paleocene turtles
- Fossils of Morocco
- Bothremydidae
- Paleocene life
- Cretaceous Africa
- Fossil taxa described in 2006
- Prehistoric turtle stubs