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Lusochelys
Discussion
The generic name is composed by Luso, in reference to Portugal (i.e., the country where the holotype was found); and chelys, meaning turtle in Greek
Taxonomy
Lusochelys was named by Pérez-García and Antunes (2024). Its type is Lusochelys emilianoi.
It was assigned to Cheloniidae by Pérez-García and Antunes (2024).
It was assigned to Cheloniidae by Pérez-García and Antunes (2024).
Species
L. emilianoi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2024 | Lusochelys Pérez-García and Antunes |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Lusochelys Pérez-García and Antunes 2024
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†Lusochelys emilianoi Pérez-García and Antunes 2024
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Uetz 2005 | |||||