Corsochelys
Extinct genus of sea turtle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Corsochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle that lived in the Late Cretaceous (Campanian). Zangerl (1960) named the type species (and currently only species; C. haliniches), based upon remains found in Alabama within the Mooreville Chalk Formation (the lower part of the Selma Group).[1]
Quick Facts Corsochelys Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Scientific classification ...
Corsochelys Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
Family: | Dermochelyidae |
Genus: | †Corsochelys Zangerl, 1960 |
Type species | |
†C. halinches |
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