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Laurasichersis

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Extinct genus of turtle

Laurasichersis
Temporal range: Thanetian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Pantestudines
Clade: Testudinata
Family: †Sichuanchelyidae
Genus: †Laurasichersis
Pérez-García, 2020

Laurasichersis is an extinct genus of turtle that lived in France during the Thanetian stage. It is known from a single species, L. relicta.

References

  1. Pérez-García, Adán (30 January 2020). "Surviving the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction event: A terrestrial stem turtle in the Cenozoic of Laurasia". Scientific Reports. 10 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58511-8. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6992736. PMID 32001765. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Laurasichersis
Laurasichersis relicta


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