Pleurochayah

Pleurochayah; Temporal range: Cenomanian; ~96–95 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Hyperfamily:	Pelomedusoides
Family:	†Bothremydidae
Genus:	†Pleurochayah; Adrian et al., 2021
Species:	†P. appalachius
Binomial name
	†Pleurochayah appalachius; Adrian et al., 2021

Pleurochayah is an extinct genus of bothremydid turtle from the of the Woodbine Formation in Texas. It is monotypic, with only type species P. appalachius known.^[1]

References[]

^ Adrian, B., Smith, H.F., Noto, C.R. et al. An early bothremydid from the Arlington Archosaur Site of Texas. Sci Rep 11, 9555 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88905-1

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[adrianetal2021-1] Adrian, B., Smith, H.F., Noto, C.R. et al. An early bothremydid from the Arlington Archosaur Site of Texas. Sci Rep 11, 9555 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88905-1

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