Biology:Araiochelys
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Short description: Extinct genus of turtles
| Araiochelys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | †Bothremydidae |
| Subfamily: | †Bothremydinae |
| Tribe: | †Bothremydini |
| Subtribe: | †Bothremydina |
| Genus: | †Araiochelys Gaffney et al., 2006 |
| Species: | †A. hiramayai
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| Binomial name | |
| †Araiochelys hiramayai Gaffney et al., 2006
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Araiochelys ("narrow turtle") is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco.[2][1][3] The genus consists solely of type species A. hirayamai.[1]
Discovery
Araiochelys was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, primarily known for its Maastrichtian and Paleocene fossils.[2]
Description
The preorbital section of Araiochelys's skull is narrower than in all other members of the Bothremydini. The dorsal process is noted by the describers as being narrow in contrast to Bothremys. The ridge forming the lower rim of the orbit is relatively distinct, also in contrast to Bothremys.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "†Araiochelys Gaffney et al. 2006". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. http://fossilworks.org/?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=131484.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gaffney, Eugene S.; Tong, Haiyan; Meylan, Peter A. (2006). "Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300: 1–318.
- ↑ Araiochelys Gaffney, Tong & Meylan, 2006 † . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 26 January 2023.
Wikidata ☰ Q104902998 entry
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