Ragechelus
| Ragechelus Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Podocnemididae |
| Genus: | † De Lapparent de Broin et al., 2020 |
Ragechelus is an extinct genus of erymnochelyine turtle that lived in Niger during the Maastrichtian stage. It is a monotypic genus known from a single species, R. sahelica.[1]
References
- ^ de Broin, France de Lapparent; Chirio, Laurent; Bour, Roger (22 October 2020). "The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context". Geodiversitas. 42 (25). doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2020v42a25. ISSN 1280-9659. Retrieved 3 October 2024 – via BioOne Digital Library.