- Chupacabrachelys
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Chupacabrachelys
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Campanian
Artist's reconstruction Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Testudines Suborder: Pleurodira Family: Bothremydidae Tribe: Taphrosphyini Genus: Chupacabrachelys
Lehman & Wick, 2010Species - C. complexus Lehman & Wick, 2010 (type)
Chupacabrachelys is an extinct genus of bothremydid turtle which existed in western Texas, USA during the late Cretaceous epoch (Campanian age).[1] Its fossils were discovered in Aguja Formation in the Big Bend region, and its type example is one of the most complete bothremydid specimens known. It was first named by Thomas M. Lehman and Steven L. Wick in 2010 and the type species is Chupacabrachelys complexus.[1]
References
- ^ a b Thomas M. Lehman and Steven L. Wick (2010). "Chupacabrachelys complexus, n. gen. n. sp. (Testudines: Bothremydidae), from the Aguja Formation (Campanian) of West Texas". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 (6): 1709–1725. doi:10.1080/02724634.2010.520782. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a930476839~frm=titlelink.
Categories:- Extinct turtles
- Bothremydidae
- Cretaceous turtles
- Prehistoric reptiles of North America
- Fossil taxa described in 2010
- Prehistoric turtle stubs
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