Sindhochelys

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Sindhochelys
Temporal range: Early Paleocene–Early Eocene
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: †Bothremydidae
Genus: †Sindhochelys
Lapparent de broin et al., 2021
Type species
†Sindhochelys ragei
Lapparent de Broin et al., 2021

Sindhochelys is a genus of extinct turtle of the family Bothremydidae. It lived during the early Paleocene in what is known Sindh, Pakistan.[1] The genus was discovered in the and named in December of 2021.[1] The genus represents the first known member of its family in Pakistan.[1]The family Bothremydidae lived from the Cenomanian of the early Cretaceous[2] to the Miocene epoch.[3]

Discovery[]

The turtle was discovered in the Paleogene aged , which is located near the Ranikot Fort area of Pakistan. The formation also contains the remains of the giant snake Gigantophis[4] which was discovered in 1901 by Charles William Andrews.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c de Lapparent de Broin, F.; Métais, G.; Bartolini, A.; Brohi, I. A.; Lashari, R. A.; Marivaux, L.; Merle, D.; Warar, M. A.; Solangi, S. H. (2021). "First report of a bothremydid turtle, Sindhochelys ragei n. gen., n. sp., from the early Paleocene of Pakistan, systematic and palaeobiogeographic implications". Geodiversitas. 43 (25): 1341–1363. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2021v43a25.
  2. ^ Pérez-García, A.; Antunes, M.T.; Barroso-Barcenilla, F.; Callapez, P.M.; Segura, M.; Soares, A.F.; Torices, A. (2017). "A bothremydid from the middle Cenomanian of Portugal identified as one of the oldest pleurodiran turtles in Laurasia". Cretaceous Research. 78: 61–70. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2017.05.031.
  3. ^ "Supplementary information:The turtles from the upper Eocene, Osona County (Ebro Basin, Catalonia, Spain) new material and its faunistic and environmental context" (PDF). fr.copernicus.org.
  4. ^ "First report of a bothremydid turtle, Sindhochelys ragei n. gen., n. sp., from the early Paleocene of Pakistan, systematic and palaeobiogeographic implications". Geodiversitas. 43 (2): 25–73. 2021.
  5. ^ ""Gigantophis garstini"". fossilworks.org.
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