Cosmochelys

Cosmochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Eocene of Africa.[1] It was first named by Andrews in 1920, and contains one species, C. dolloi.

Cosmochelys
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Chelonioidea
Family: Dermochelyidae
Subfamily: Dermochelyinae
Genus: Cosmochelys
Type species
Cosmochelys dolloi
Andrews, C.W., 1920

References

  1. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
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