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Cosmochelys

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Cosmochelys
Temporal range: Eocene
Type specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Cosmochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Eocene of Africa.[1] It was first named by Andrews in 1920, and contains one species, C. dolloi, named after Louis Dollo.

References

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  1. ^ Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
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