Gomphochelys
Extinct genus of turtles
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Gomphochelys is an extinct genus of dermatemydid sea turtles that lived in Wyoming during the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. It is known from a single species, G. nanus.[1]
| Gomphochelys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Dermatemydidae |
| Genus: | †Gomphochelys Bourque et. al., 2015 |
| Type species | |
| Gomphochelys nanus | |
