Mexichelys coahuilaensis
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Mexichelys Temporal range: Late Campanian |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Cheloniidae |
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Mexichelys Parham & Pyenson, 2010 |
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Euclastes coahuilaensis Brinkman et al., 2009 |
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Euclastes coahuilaensis Brinkman et al., 2009
Mexichelys is an extinct monotypic genus of sea turtle which lived in Mexico during the Cretaceous. The only species is Mexichelys coahuilaensis.Mexichelys was erected in 2010 as a replacement name for Euclastes coahuilaensis, a species named in 2009.
Cladogram based on Lynch and Parham (2003) and Parham and Pyenson (2010):
Mexichelys
Cheloniidae sensu stricto
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