Reptilia - Testudinata - Proterochersidae

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Etymology: Hidden turtle, from Greek (krpts)hidden, (khrss)tortoise, per analogy to Proterochersis. The name refers to the previously unrecognized proterochersid affinity of the genus.

Full reference: T. Szczygielski and D. Dróżdż. 2026. Triassic turtles (Testudinata: Proterochersidae and Proganochelyidae) of Greenland. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 206(3):1-73

Parent taxon: Proterochersidae according to T. Szczygielski and D. Dróżdż 2026

Sister taxa: Chinlechelys, Keuperotesta, Proterochersis, Thaichelys

Subtaxa: Cryptochersis paraxene

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Fleming Fjord, Ørsted Dal, turtle locality

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