Palauchelys
| Palauchelys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Genus: | †Palauchelys |
| Species: | †P. montellanoi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Palauchelys montellanoi López-Conde et. al., 2021 | |
Palauchelys is an extinct genus of bothremydid turtle that existed during the Campanian.
Distribution
[edit]P. montellanoi fossils are known from the Olmos Formation of Coahuila, Mexico.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ López-Conde, Oliver A.; Pérez-García, Adán; Chavarría-Arellano, María L.; Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús (March 2021). "A new bothremydid turtle (Pleurodira) from the Olmos Formation (upper Campanian) of Coahuila, Mexico". Cretaceous Research. 119 104710. Bibcode:2021CrRes.11904710L. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104710. Retrieved 16 February 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
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