Calcarichelys | |
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Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | †Protostegidae |
Genus: | †Calcarichelys Zangerl, 1953 |
Type species | |
Calcarichelys gemma Zangerl, 1953 |
Calcarichelys ('spur turtle' or 'thorn turtle')[1] is an extinctgenus ofprotostegid turtle from theLate Cretaceous of the Selma Formation inAlabama, and possibly fromAngola.[2][1][3][4] It contains only one species,C. gemma.[3][5]
The holotype specimen ofCalcarichelys is known fromMooreville Chalk,Alabama.[1] More complete specimens are later described from same formation.[3] Another specimen that possibly belongs toCalcarichelys or related species is known from theMaastrichtian of Bentiaba,Angola.[4]
Calcarichelys is a small protostegid, with acarapace length of 25.3 cm (10.0 in).[3] It is probably closely related toChelosphargis, as they share some characteristics.[1][3] UnlikeChelosphargis,Calcarichelys is characterized by thornlike neural plates.[1][3]
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