Protochelydra Temporal range: Late Paleocene–Early Eocene |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Chelydridae |
Genus: | †Protochelydra |
Species | |
†Protochelydra zangerli |
Protochelydra zangerli is an extinct species of chelydid in the extinct genus Protochelydra of Chelydridae.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Danilov G. and J. F. Parham. (2008). A reassessment of some poorly known turtles from the Middle Jurassic of China, with comments on the antiquity of extant turtles. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(2):306-318