Biology:Carolinochelys

Short description: Extinct genus of turtles

Carolinochelys Temporal range: Oligocene 33.9–23 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Carolinachelys wilsoni skull and shell at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Chelonioidea
Family:	Cheloniidae
Genus:	†Carolinochelys Hay, 1923
Species:	†C. wilsoni
Binomial name
†Carolinochelys wilsoni Hay, 1923

Carolinochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from Oligocene of United States. It contains one species: C. wilsoni, and was first named by O.P. Hay in 1923.

References

• Life History: Geologic History of Sea Turtles
• zipcodezoo.com
• Carolinochelys at the Paleobiology Database

Wikidata ☰ Q5045279 entry