Plesiochelys

Plesiochelys etalloni
Temporal range: Jurassic, Kimmeridgian–Tithonian[1]
Holotype shell of Plesiochelys. The shell is mounted upside-down
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Infraorder: Eucryptodira
(unranked): Plesiochelyidae
Genus: Plesiochelys
Rütimeyer, 1873
Species: P. etalloni
Binomial name
Emys etalloni
Pictet & Humbert, 1857
Synonyms[1]
  • Emys etalloni Pictet & Humbert, 1857
  • Plesiochelys solodurensis Rütimeyer, 1873
  • Plesiochelys sanctaeverenae Rütimeyer, 1873
  • Plesiochelys langii Rütimeyer, 1873

Plesiochelys is a genus of late Jurassic European and Asian turtle. The type and sole currently valid species is P. etalloni.[1]

Fossil of Plesiochelys

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