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''Atlantochelys'' is an extinct
''Atlantochelys'' is an extinct 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, loggerhe ...
from the 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 ...
of New Jersey
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. For 163 years, only a partial humerus was known, but the second part of the same bone was found in 2012. The full size has been extrapolated as being .References
Late Cretaceous turtles of North America Protostegidae Prehistoric turtle genera Fossil taxa described in 1849 Taxa named by Louis Agassiz {{paleo-turtle-stub