Lomalatachelys
Extinct genus of turtles
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Lomalatachelys neuquina is an extinct genus and species of chelid turtle from Argentina. The specimen was found in the Loma de La Lata zone approximately 75 km from Neuquen City in north west Patagonia, Argentina.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Subfamily: | Chelinae |
| Genus: | †Lomalatachelys Lapparent de Broin and de la Fuente 2001[1] |
| Species: | †L. neuquina |
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| †Lomalatachelys neuquina | |