Cabindachelys

Cabindachelys is a genus of extinct sea turtles. The only known species is Cabindachelys landanensis.^[1]

Cabindachelys Temporal range: Late Paleocene 61.7–58.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Clade:	Pancheloniidae
Genus:	†Cabindachelys Myers et al., 2017[1]
Species
†C. landanensis Myers et al., 2017

Fossils

A partial skull of the Cabindachelys has been found in Cabinda, Angola, by Timothy S. Myers, Michael J. Polcyn, Octávio Mateus, Diana P. Vineyard, A. O. Gonçalves, Louis L. Jacobs.^[2]

Habitat

Cabindachelys lived in deep subtidal indents of the shores of Cabinda, Angola.^[3][1][4]

Etymology

The name of Cabindachelys is a mixture of Cabinda the place where it lived and the Greek name for turtle.^[2]

Phylogeny

Panchelonioidea	†Toxochelys †Protostegidae Chelonioidea †Corsochelys Dermochelyidae †Nichollsemys †Allopleuron Cheloniidae †Argillochelys †Procolpochelys †Eochelone †Puppigerus †Ctenochelys †Peritresius †Cabindachelys