''Cabindachelys'' is a genus of extinct

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. The only known species is ''Cabindachelys landanensis''.

Fossils

A partial skull of the ''Cabindachelys'' has been found in Cabinda,

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Habitat

''Cabindachelys'' lived in deep subtidal indents of the

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s of Cabinda,

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Etymology

The name of ''Cabindachelys'' is a mixture of Cabinda the place where it lived and the

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Phylogeny

References

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