Labrostochelys

Labrostochelys is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco.^[1] The genus consists solely of type species L. galkini.^[2]

Labrostochelys Temporal range: Paleocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	†Bothremydidae
Tribe:	†Taphrosphyini
Subtribe:	†Taphrosphyina
Genus:	†Labrostochelys Gaffney, 2006
Species:	†L. galkini
Binomial name
†Labrostochelys galkini Gaffney, 2006

Discovery

Labrostochelys was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, primarily known for its Maastrichtian and Paleocene fossils.^[1] It is known from a nearly complete skull.^[3]