Chelosphargis
Extinct genus of turtles
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Chelosphargis is an extinct genus of sea turtle from Upper Cretaceous of Alabama. Only one species has been described, Chelosphargis advena.[1]
| Chelosphargis Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | †Protostegidae |
| Genus: | †Chelosphargis Zangerl, 1953 |
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| †Protostega advena (Hay, 1908) | |
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