Pleurochayah
Pleurochayah is an extinct genus of bothremydid turtle from the Lewisville Member of the Woodbine Formation in Texas. It is monotypic, with only type species P. appalachius known.[1]
| Pleurochayah Temporal range: Cenomanian ~ | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Hyperfamily: | Pelomedusoides |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Genus: | †Pleurochayah Adrian et al., 2021 |
| Species: | †P. appalachius |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pleurochayah appalachius Adrian et al., 2021 | |
References
- Adrian, B., Smith, H.F., Noto, C.R. et al. An early bothremydid from the Arlington Archosaur Site of Texas. Sci Rep 11, 9555 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88905-1
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