Mexichelys
Extinct genus of turtles
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Mexichelys is an extinct monotypic genus of sea turtle which lived in Mexico during the Cretaceous. The only species is Mexichelys coahuilaensis.[1] Mexichelys was erected in 2010 as a replacement name for Euclastes coahuilaensis, a species named in 2009.[2]
| Mexichelys Temporal range: Late Campanian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Cheloniidae |
| Genus: | Mexichelys Parham & Pyenson, 2010 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Euclastes coahuilaensis Brinkman et al., 2009 | |
Cladogram based on Lynch and Parham (2003)[3] and Parham and Pyenson (2010):[1]
| Cheloniidae sensu lato |
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