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Khargachelys

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Khargachelys
Temporal range: Late Campanian 75–73 Ma
The holotype shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Bothremydidae
Genus: Khargachelys
Mohamed et al. 2023

Khargachelys is an extinct Bothremydid side-necked turtle from the Quseir Formation in Egypt.[1]

References

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  1. ^ AbdelGawad, Mohamed; Pérez-García, Adán; Hirayama, Ren; Mohesn, Sara; Tantawy, Abdel-Aziz; Abu El-Kheir, Gebely (2023-02-16). "The First Side-Necked Turtle (Pleurodira, Bothremydidae) from the Campanian (Late Cretaceous) of Egypt". Diversity. 15 (2): 284. doi:10.3390/d15020284. ISSN 1424-2818.