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Ragechelus
Temporal range: Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Podocnemididae
Genus: †Ragechelus
De Lapparent de Broin et al., 2020

Ragechelus is an extinct genus of erymnochelyine turtle that lived in Niger during the Maastrichtian stage. It is a monotypic genus known from a single species, R. sahelica.

References

  1. de Broin, France de Lapparent; Chirio, Laurent; Bour, Roger (22 October 2020). "The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context". Geodiversitas. 42 (25). doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2020v42a25. ISSN 1280-9659. Retrieved 3 October 2024 – via BioOne Digital Library.
Taxon identifiers
Ragechelus


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