Angolachelys

Angolachelys is an extinct genus of African eucryptodiran turtle which existed in Angola during the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous. The type species is Angolachelys mbaxi.[1] The type MGUAN-PA includes skull, jaw, and postcranial fragments found in the Tadi Beds of the Itombe Formation.

Angolachelys
Temporal range: Turonian
Skull in multiple views
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Sandownidae
Genus: Angolachelys
Mateus et al., 2009
Species:
A. mbaxi
Binomial name
Angolachelys mbaxi
Mateus et al., 2009

Phylogeny

Restoration of Angolachelys behind Angolasaurus

Cladogram after Mateus et al. (2009).[1]

 Eucryptodira

Santanachelys

Thalassemys

Portlandemys

Plesiochelys

 Angolachelonia

Solnhofia

GlenRose Turtle SMU

Angolachelys

Sandownia

Other Eucryptodires

References

  1. Octávio Mateus; Louis Jacobs; Michael Polcyn; Anne S. Schulp; Diana Vineyard; André Buta Neto; Miguel Telles Antunes (2009). "The oldest African eucryptodiran turtle from the Cretaceous of Angola" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 54 (4): 581–588. doi:10.4202/app.2008.0063. S2CID 55919209.


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