Cosmochelys

Cosmochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Eocene of Africa.^[1] It was first named by Andrews in 1919^[2], and contains one species, C. dolloi, named after Louis Dollo. It's type specimen, from near Ameke in Nigeria, and is registered in the collections of the Natural History Museum, London, with number NHMUK PV R 4338.

Cosmochelys Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Chelonioidea
Family:	Dermochelyidae
Subfamily:	Dermochelyinae
Genus:	†Cosmochelys Andrews, C.W., 1920
Type species
Cosmochelys dolloi Andrews, C.W., 1920