Biology:Pleurochayah
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Short description: Extinct genus of turtles
| Pleurochayah | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Hyperfamily: | Pelomedusoides |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Genus: | †Pleurochayah Adrian et al., 2021 |
| Species: | †P. appalachius
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pleurochayah appalachius Adrian et al., 2021
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Pleurochayah is an extinct genus of bothremydid turtle from the Lewisville Member of the Woodbine Formation in Texas, United States. It is monotypic, with only the type species P. appalachius known.[1]
References
- ↑ Adrian, B., Smith, H.F., Noto, C.R. et al. An early bothremydid from the Arlington Archosaur Site of Texas. Sci Rep 11, 9555 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88905-1
Wikidata ☰ Q107103803 entry
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