Pelobatochelys is a genus of extinctthalassochelydian turtle from the Late Jurassic of the United Kingdom. The type and only species is Pelobatochelys blakii, named by Harry Govier Seeley in 1875 for a central carapace fragment (designated as lectotype) along with five additional specimens from the remainder of the shell from the early Kimmeridgian of the Kimmeridge Clay in Dorset, and additional material from the Kimmeridge Clay has also been referred to the taxon. The material was considered to be related to various turtles throughout time, including being reassigned to Tropidemys as T. blakii based on limited evidence. A large shell also from Weymouth, Dorset may represent further material of Pelobatochelys, but could also be from Tropidemys langii which was also present in the deposits.[1]
^ abAnquetin, J.; Püntener, C.; Joyce, W.G. (2017). "A review of the fossil record of turtles of the clade Thalassochelydia" (PDF). Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 58 (2): 317–369. doi:10.3374/014.058.0205. S2CID 31091127.
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pelobatochelys, genus, extinct, thalassochelydian, turtle, from, late, jurassic, united, kingdom, type, only, species, blakii, named, harry, govier, seeley, 1875, central, carapace, fragment, designated, lectotype, along, with, five, additional, specimens, fro. Pelobatochelys is a genus of extinct thalassochelydian turtle from the Late Jurassic of the United Kingdom The type and only species is Pelobatochelys blakii named by Harry Govier Seeley in 1875 for a central carapace fragment designated as lectotype along with five additional specimens from the remainder of the shell from the early Kimmeridgian of the Kimmeridge Clay in Dorset and additional material from the Kimmeridge Clay has also been referred to the taxon The material was considered to be related to various turtles throughout time including being reassigned to Tropidemys as T blakii based on limited evidence A large shell also from Weymouth Dorset may represent further material of Pelobatochelys but could also be from Tropidemys langii which was also present in the deposits 1 PelobatochelysTemporal range Kimmeridgian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaClade PantestudinesClade TestudinataClade ThalassochelydiaGenus PelobatochelysSeeley 1875Species P blakiiBinomial name Pelobatochelys blakiiSeeley 1875Synonyms 1 Tropidemys blakii Seeley 1875 Perez Garcia 2015References edit a b Anquetin J Puntener C Joyce W G 2017 A review of the fossil record of turtles of the clade Thalassochelydia PDF Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 58 2 317 369 doi 10 3374 014 058 0205 S2CID 31091127 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pelobatochelys amp oldid 1061344469, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
