Toxochelys
Extinct genus of turtles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toxochelys (/toʊxʌkɛliːz/) is an extinct genus of marine turtle from the Late Cretaceous period. It is the most commonly found fossilized turtle species in the Smoky Hill Chalk, in western Kansas.[1]
Quick Facts Toxochelys Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Scientific classification ...
Toxochelys Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Fossil specimen, Houston Museum of Natural Science | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Clade: | Panchelonioidea |
Family: | †Toxochelyidae Baur, 1895 |
Genus: | †Toxochelys Cope, 1873 |
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