Placochelys
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Placochelys (from Greek: plax, plakos, "plate" and Greek: chelys, "tortoise")[1] is an extinct genus of placodont reptiles erected by Otto Jaekel in 1902.
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Restored Placochelys placodonta skull at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
Order: | †Placodontia |
Family: | †Placochelyidae |
Genus: | †Placochelys Jaekel, 1902 |
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