Asmodochelys
Extinct genus of turtle
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Asmodochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle which lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian). Two species are known from the southern United States: A. parhami from the Demopolis Chalk and A. leviathan from the Neylandville Marl.[1][2]
| Asmodochelys Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
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| A. parhami | |
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| A. leviathan | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | †Ctenochelyidae |
| Genus: | †Asmodochelys Gentry, Ebersole & Kiernan, 2019 |
| Type species | |
| †Asmodochelys parhami Gentry, Ebersole & Kiernan, 2019 | |
| Other species | |
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