Larachelus

Lah-rah-chel-us.

Benjamin Gutierrez

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Gutierrez, B. (2013, February 5). Larachelus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/larachelus/

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Name

Larachelus.

Phonetic

Lah-rah-chel-us.

Named By

A.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬P�rez-Garc�a‭ & ‬X.‭ ‬Murelaga‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Testudines,‭ ‬Cryptodira.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

L.‭ ‬morla‭

Size

Unavaiable.

Known locations

Spain.

Time Period

Hauterivian to early Barremian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Shell.

In Depth

       Larachelus was a pan-cryptodiran turtle,‭ ‬and the appearance of the genus‭ ‬in early Cretaceous era rocks of Spain has helped reveal the range and diversity pan-cryptodiran turtles.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Larachelus morla,‭ ‬gen.‭ ‬Et sp.‭ ‬Nov.,‭ ‬a new member of the little-known European Early Cretaceous record of stem cryptodiran turtles‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬32‭ (‬6‭)‬:‭ ‬1293‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬P�rez-Garc�a‭ & ‬X.‭ ‬Murelaga‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

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