†Palauchelys López-Conde et al. 2021 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae
EtymologyGeneric name is formed by Pala, in reference to the area where it was found and chelys (turtle).
Full reference: O. A. López-Conde, A. Pérez-García, M. L. Chavarría-Arellano and J. Alvarado-Ortega. 2021. A new bothremydid turtle (Pleurodira) from the Olmos Formation (upper Campanian) of Coahuila, Mexico. Cretaceous Research 119:104710
Parent taxon: Bothremydini according to O. A. López-Conde et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Bothremydina, Foxemydina, Khargachelys, Puentemys
Subtaxa: Palauchelys montellanoi
Type: Palauchelys montellanoi
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution: found only at Don Evaristo coal mine (Cretaceous of Mexico)
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