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Protostegidae is a
family of
extinct marine turtles that
lived during the
Cretaceous period. The
family includes some of the
largest sea
turtles that...
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family Protostegidae. The
leatherback sea
turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) was once
thought to be its
closest living relative, but now,
Protostegidae is thought...
- Benson,
Roger B. J. (2019-05-01). "Anatomy of
Rhinochelys pulchriceps (
Protostegidae) and
marine adaptation during the
early evolution of chelonioids". PeerJ...
- Benson,
Roger B. J. (2019-05-01). "Anatomy of
Rhinochelys pulchriceps (
Protostegidae) and
marine adaptation during the
early evolution of chelonioids". PeerJ...
- 1080/02724634.2023.2252648. Wieland, G.R. (1909). "Revision of the
Protostegidae".
American Journal of Science.
Series 4. 27 (158): 101–130. Bibcode:1909AmJS...
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Rhinochelys is an
extinct genus of sea
turtles belonging to the
family Protostegidae.
Fossils of
Rhinochelys have been
found in Late
Albian to
middle Cenomanian-age...
- Benson,
Roger B. J. (May 2019). "Anatomy of
Rhinochelys pulchriceps (
Protostegidae) and
Marine Adaptation During the
Early Evolution of chelonioids". PeerJ...
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showed that
Dermatochelyidae and
Protostegidae did not form a clade, and
classified Ocepechelon within Protostegidae, as a
sister taxon to Alienochelys...
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species in the
genus Terlinguachelys and is
classified in the
family Protostegidae along with
other extinct marine turtles. As an
early sea turtle, Terlinguachelys...
- from
Cretaceous Australia. It was
originally described as a
member of
Protostegidae. In 2013
study it was
considered to be a
member of Dermochelyoidae,...
