Biology:Sahonachelyidae
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Short description: Extinct family of turtles
| Sahonachelyidae | |
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| Skull of Sahonachelys | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Hyperfamily: | Pelomedusoides |
| Family: | †Sahonachelyidae Joyce et al, 2021 |
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Sahonachelyidae is an extinct family of pelomedusoid turtles from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Maevarano Formation of Madagascar . The clade was recognized in 2021 by Joyce et al., and contains two genera: Sahonachelys and Sokatra. The clade is characterized by the presence of a reduced contribution of the maxilla to the floor of the orbit, and, the presence of a distinct posterior process of the maxilla. The clade went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period during the K-Pg extinction event.[1]
References
- ↑ Joyce, W. G.; Rollot, Y.; Evers, S. W.; Lyson, T. R.; Rahantarisoa, L. J.; Krause, D. W. (2021). "A new pelomedusoid turtle, Sahonachelys mailakavava, from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar provides evidence for convergent evolution of specialized suction feeding among pleurodires". Royal Society Open Science 8 (5): Article ID 210098. doi:10.1098/rsos.210098. PMID 34035950. Bibcode: 2021RSOS....810098J.
Wikidata ☰ Q107121181 entry
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