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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)