| Notochelone | |
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| Type specimen, partial carapace | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | †Protostegidae |
| Genus: | †Notochelone Lydekker,1889 |
| Type species | |
| †Notochelys costata Owen, 1882 | |
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Notochelone is anextinctgenus ofsea turtle, which existed about 100 million years ago.[1] The species was first described byRichard Owen in 1882 asNotochelys costata. It was renamed byRichard Lydekker in 1889.[2][3] It was the most common marine reptile living in the inlands of the sea aroundQueensland,Australia.[4] It was small turtle with carapace less than 1 metre (3.3 ft).[5][1] Analytical studies have indicated that the creatures frequently ate benthic molluscs.[6]
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