Dinochelys

Dinochelys: Dinochelys
Temporal range: Late Jurassic

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Testudines

Suborder: Cryptodira

Infraorder: †Paracryptodira

Family: †Pleurosternidae

Genus: †Dinochelys
Gaffney, 1979

Species: D. whitei

Binomial name

Dinochelys whitei
Gaffney, 1979

Dinochelys (from Greek deinos -terrible- and chelys -turtle) is an extinct genus of paracryptodiran turtle from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation.

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Neogene period
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Recent
Cylindraspis (species: Domed Mauritius giant tortoise · Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise · Réunion giant tortoise · Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise · Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise) · Seychelles black terrapin

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Dinochelys Temporal range: Late Jurassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Infraorder:	†Paracryptodira
Family:	†Pleurosternidae
Genus:	†Dinochelys Gaffney, 1979
Species:	D. whitei
Binomial name
*Dinochelys whitei* Gaffney, 1979

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