Lomalatachelys
Lomalatachelys Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Subfamily: | Chelinae |
Genus: | †Lomalatachelys Lapparent de Broin and de la Fuente 2001[1] |
Species: | †L. neuquina
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Binomial name | |
†Lomalatachelys neuquina |
Lomalatachelys neuquina is an extinct genus and species of chelid turtle from Argentina. The specimen was found in the Loma de La Lata zone approximately 75 km from Nuequen City in north west Patagonia, Argentina.
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Categories:
- Cretaceous reptiles of South America
- Chelidae
- Fossil Chelid Turtles
- Late Cretaceous turtles
- Prehistoric turtle genera
- Bajo de la Carpa Formation
- Extinct turtles