Cordichelys

<i>Cordichelys</i>

Cordichelys

Extinct genus of turtles

Cordichelys is an extinct genus of podocnemidid turtle.[1][2] It was around during the Eocene. Fossils of this turtle have been discovered at Wadi El Hitan as of November 2020.[3][4][5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Cordichelys antiqua (Andrews, 1903)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  2. [2]
    "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  3. [3]
    Cherney, Michael D.; Wilson Mantilla, Jeffrey A.; Gingerich, Phillip D.; Zalmout, Iyad; Antar, Mohammed Sameh M. (November 2020). "New Specimens of the Late Eocene Turtle Cordichelys (Pleurodira: Podocnemididae) From Wadi Al Hitan and Qasr El-Sagha in the Fayum Province of Egypt" (PDF). Museum of Paleontology Publications. 33 (2). hdl:2027.42/163364.
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    "World Species : Cordichelys". worldspecies.org. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  5. [5]
    "New study describes two new turtle specimens discovered from Wadi Al Hitan ("Valley of the Whales") | U-M LSA Museum of Paleontology". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-29.


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