Phosphatochelys
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| Phosphatochelys Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Tribe: | †Taphrosphyini |
| Subtribe: | †Taphrosphyina |
| Genus: | †Phosphatochelys Gaffney & Tong, 2003 |
| Species: | †P. tedfordi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Phosphatochelys tedfordi Gaffney & Tong, 2003 | |
Phosphatochelys ("phosphate turtle") is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered near Oued Zem, Morocco.[1] The genus consists solely of type species P. tedfordi.
