Bouliachelys
Appearance
Bouliachelys Temporal range:Cretaceous
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Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | †Protostegidae |
Genus: | †Bouliachelys Kear and Lee, 2006 |
Bouliachelysis anextinctgenusofsea turtlefromCretaceousAustralia. It was originally described as a member ofProtostegidae.[1]In 2013 study it was considered to be a member ofDermochelyoidae,[2]although later studies consider it as a protostegid again.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^Kear, Benjamin P; Lee, Michael S.Y (2005-11-15)."A primitive protostegid from Australia and early sea turtle evolution".Biology Letters.2(1): 116–119.doi:10.1098/rsbl.2005.0406.ISSN1744-9561.PMC1617175.
- ^Bardet, N.; Jalil, N. E.; De Lapparent De Broin, F.; Germain, D.; Lambert, O.; Amaghzaz, M. (2013). Viriot, Laurent (ed.)."A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods".PLOS ONE.8(7): e63586.Bibcode:2013PLoSO...863586B.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063586.PMC3708935.PMID23874378.figure 7
- ^Evers, Serjoscha W.; Benson, Roger B. J. (2018-07-18)."A new phylogenetic hypothesis of turtles with implications for the timing and number of evolutionary transitions to marine lifestyles in the group".Palaeontology.62(1): 93–134.doi:10.1111/pala.12384.ISSN0031-0239.
- ^Evers, Serjoscha W.; Barrett, Paul M.; Benson, Roger B. J. (2019-05-01)."Anatomy of Rhinochelys pulchriceps (Protostegidae) and marine adaptation during the early evolution of chelonioids".PeerJ.7:e6811.doi:10.7717/peerj.6811.ISSN2167-8359.PMC6500378.
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