Phosphatochelys
Phosphatochelys ("Phosphate Turtle") is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered near Oued Zem, Morocco. [1] The genus consists solely of type species P. tedfordi.
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| Genus: | †Phosphatochelys Gaffney & Tong, 2003 |
| Species: | †P. tedfordi |
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| Phosphatochelys tedfordi Gaffney & Tong, 2003 | |
Discovery
Phosphatochelys was discovered in the Oued Zem locality of Morocco, 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.
References
- E. S. Gaffney and H. Tong. 2003. Phosphatochelys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Morocco. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 279:644-659.
- Fossilworks: Phosphatochelys fossilworks.org Retrieved 2021-01-05.
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