Carolinochelys
Carolinochelys Temporal range: Oligocene 33.9–23 Ma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Division: | Amniota |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Sauropsida |
Order: | Testudines |
Family: | Cheloniidae |
Genus: | Carolinochelys Hay, 1923 |
Species: | C. wilsoni |
Binomial name | |
Carolinochelys wilsoni Hay, 1923 | |
Carolinochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from Oligocene of United States. It contains one species: C. wilsoni, and was first named by O.P. Hay in 1923.
Sources
- Life History: Geologic History of Sea Turtles
- zipcodezoo.com
- Carolinochelys at the Paleobiology Database
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