Procolpochelys

Procolpochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Miocene of what is now Maryland, Virginia, and New Jersey. Its fossils have been found in the Calvert Formation. It was first named by Hay in 1908.[1]

Procolpochelys
Temporal range: 33.9–3.6 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Clade: Pancheloniidae
Genus: Procolpochelys
Hay 1908

References

  1. Hay, O. P. (1908). "The Fossil Turtles of North America". Carnegie Inst. Of Washington, Pub. 75: 1–568, pls. 1–113.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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