Cosmochelys Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Type specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
Family: | Dermochelyidae |
Subfamily: | Dermochelyinae |
Genus: | †Cosmochelys Andrews, C.W., 1920 |
Type species | |
Cosmochelys dolloi Andrews, C.W., 1920 |
Cosmochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Eocene of Africa. It was first named by Andrews in 1920, and contains one species, C. dolloi, named after Louis Dollo.
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 | ||||
†Corsochelys | ||||
†Cosmochelys | ||||
Dermochelys | Leatherback sea turtle | |||
†Eosphargis | ||||
†Mesodermochelys | ||||
†Psephophorus | ||||
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct. |
Taxon identifiers | |
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Cosmochelys |
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