| Phosphatochelys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Tribe: | †Taphrosphyini |
| Subtribe: | †Taphrosphyina |
| Genus: | †Phosphatochelys Gaffney & Tong, 2003 |
| Species: | †P. tedfordi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Phosphatochelys tedfordi Gaffney & Tong, 2003 | |
Phosphatochelys ("phosphate turtle") is an extinctgenus ofbothremydidpleurodiran turtle that was discovered nearOued Zem,Morocco.[1] The genus consists solely oftype speciesP. tedfordi.
Phosphatochelys was discovered in theOued Zem locality ofMorocco, and is known from exclusively from a complete 6.8-centimetre-long skull, lacking the lower jaw.[1][2] The holotype was given to one of the describers by a friend, who had purchased it in France.
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