Protochelydra
| Protochelydra Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Chelydridae |
| Genus: | †Protochelydra Erickson 1973 |
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†Protochelydra zangerli | |
Protochelydra zangerli is an extinct species of chelydid in the extinct genus Protochelydra of Chelydridae.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Erickson, B. R. (1973). "A new chelydrid turtle Protochelydra zangerli from the late Paleocene of North America". Sci. Publ. Sci. Mus. Minn. N.S. 2 (2): 1–16.
- ^ Danilov, G.; Parham, J. F. (2008). "A reassessment of some poorly known turtles from the Middle Jurassic of China, with comments on the antiquity of extant turtles" (PDF). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 28 (2): 306–318. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[306:AROSPK]2.0.CO;2.
Turtle family Chelydridae | |||
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| Genus |
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| Chelydra |
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| †Chelydrops | |||
| †Chelydropsis |
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| †Emarginachelys | |||
| †Macrocephalochelys | |||
| Macrochelys | |||
| †Planiplastron | |||
| †Protochelydra | |||
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct. | |||
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