Protosphargis
Protosphargis Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Clade: | Pancheloniidae |
Genus: | †Protosphargis Capellini, 1884 |
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Protosphargis is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Upper Cretaceous of Italy. It was first named by Capellini in 1884.
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Sources
[edit]- Protosphargis at the Paleobiology Database
- The Journal of Geology By Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, University of Chicago Dept. of Geology, University of Chicago Dept. of Geology and Paleontology. Page 726.[full citation needed]