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Cordichelys

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Cordichelys
Fossil skull, University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Podocnemididae
Genus: Cordichelys

Cordichelys is an extinct genus of podocnemidid turtle.[1][2] It was around during the Eocene. Fossils of this turtle have been discovered at Wadi El Hitan as of November 2020.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Cordichelys antiqua (Andrews, 1903)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  2. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  3. ^ Cherney, Michael D.; Wilson Mantilla, Jeffrey A.; Gingerich, Phillip D.; Zalmout, Iyad; Antar, Mohammed Sameh M. (November 2020). "New Specimens of the Late Eocene Turtle Cordichelys (Pleurodira: Podocnemididae) From Wadi Al Hitan and Qasr El-Sagha in the Fayum Province of Egypt" (PDF). Museum of Paleontology Publications. 33 (2). hdl:2027.42/163364.
  4. ^ "World Species : Cordichelys". worldspecies.org. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  5. ^ "New study describes two new turtle specimens discovered from Wadi Al Hitan ("Valley of the Whales") | U-M LSA Museum of Paleontology". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-29.