''Chelosphargis'' is an
extinct
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genus
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of
sea turtle
Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira. The seven existing species of sea turtles are the flatback, green, hawksbill, leatherback, loggerhead, ...
from Upper
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of th ...
of
Alabama
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, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
. Only one species has been described, ''Chelosphargis advena''.
[Zangerl, R., 1953, The Vertebrate Fauna of the Selma Formation of Alabama. Part III. The Turtles of the family Protostegidae. Part IV. The Turtles of the family Toxochelydiae. ''Fieldiana: Geology Memoirs'' v. 3, n. 3 and 4, p. 57-276.]
References
External links
Life History: Geologic History of Sea Turtles
Late Cretaceous turtles of North America
Protostegidae
Extinct animals of North America
Prehistoric turtle genera
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