Biology:Prionochelys
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| Prionochelys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Genus: | †Prionochelys |
| Species: | †P. matutina
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| Binomial name | |
| †Prionochelys matutina Zangerl, 1953
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Prionochelys is an extinct genus of pancheloniid from the from the Mooreville Chalk and Eutaw Formations of Alabama. It consists of a single species, P. matutina.[1]
Taxonomy
Prionochelys was originally assigned to the family Toxochelyidae.[1] A 2018 paper found it to be on the stem of Cheloniidae, the family to which most modern sea turtles belong, forming a monophyletic grouping with Ctenochelys and Peritresius.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 R, Zangerl (1953). "The vertebrate fauna of the Selma Formation of Alabama. Part 3. The turtles of the family Protostegidae. Part 4. The turtles of the family Toxochelyidae". Fieldiana, Geology, Memoirs 3: 61–277. https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1572261549039839104.
- ↑ Gentry, Andrew D. (2018-11-01). "Prionochelys matutina Zangerl, 1953 (Testudines: Pan-Cheloniidae) from the Late Cretaceous of the United States and the evolution of epithecal ossifications in marine turtles" (in en). PeerJ 6: e5876. doi:10.7717/peerj.5876. ISSN 2167-8359. PMID 30402356. PMC 6215699. https://peerj.com/articles/5876.
Wikidata ☰ Q123907448 entry
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