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Bouliachelys
Temporal range: Cretaceous 105.3–99.7 Ma

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Protostegidae
Genus: Bouliachelys
Kear and Lee, 2006

Bouliachelys is an extinct genusofsea turtle from Cretaceous Australia. It was originally described as a member of Protostegidae.[1] In 2013 study it was considered to be a member of Dermochelyoidae,[2] although later studies consider it as a protostegid again.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kear, Benjamin P; Lee, Michael S.Y (2005-11-15). "A primitive protostegid from Australia and early sea turtle evolution". Biology Letters. 2 (1): 116–119. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2005.0406. ISSN 1744-9561. PMC 1617175.
  • ^ Bardet, N.; Jalil, N. E.; De Lapparent De Broin, F.; Germain, D.; Lambert, O.; Amaghzaz, M. (2013). Viriot, Laurent (ed.). "A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods". PLOS ONE. 8 (7): e63586. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...863586B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063586. PMC 3708935. PMID 23874378. figure 7
  • ^ Evers, Serjoscha W.; Benson, Roger B. J. (2018-07-18). "A new phylogenetic hypothesis of turtles with implications for the timing and number of evolutionary transitions to marine lifestyles in the group". Palaeontology. 62 (1): 93–134. doi:10.1111/pala.12384. ISSN 0031-0239.
  • ^ Evers, Serjoscha W.; Barrett, Paul M.; Benson, Roger B. J. (2019-05-01). "Anatomy of Rhinochelys pulchriceps (Protostegidae) and marine adaptation during the early evolution of chelonioids". PeerJ. 7: e6811. doi:10.7717/peerj.6811. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6500378.
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