Proganochelys

In Depth        For well over a hundred years Proganochelys was regarded as the oldest known turtle,‭ ‬a title the genus held until the‭ ‬2008‭ ‬description of Odontochelys,‭ ‬a slightly earlier genus that lived in the Carnian stage of the Triassic.        Proganochelys had a developed carapace and plastron,‭ ‬the upper and lower parts of the shell … Read more