Name
Ashleychelys.
Phonetic
Ash-le-kel-iss.
Named By
R. E. Weems & A. E. Sanders - 2014.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Testudines.
Diet
Carnivore?
Species
A. palmeri
Size
Unavailable.
Known locations
USA, South Carolina - Ashley Formation, Chandler Bridge Formation. Virginia - Old Church Formation.
Time Period
Oligocene.
Fossil representation
Partial remains of several individuals.
Ashleychelys is a genus of sea turtle that lived during the Miocene.
- Oligocene Pancheloniid Sea Turtles from the Vicinity of Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(1):80-99. - R. E. Weems & A. E. Sanders - 2014.
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