Name
Cearachelys (Cear� shell).
Phonetic
See-rah-kel-iss.
Named By
E. S. Gaffney, D. de Almeida Campos & R. Hirayama - 2001.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Testudines, Pleurodira, Bothremydidae.
Diet
Omnivore?
Species
C. placidoi
Size
Shell at least 20 centimetres long.
Known locations
Brazil - Santana Formation.
Time Period
Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Shell and partial skull and skeletal remains of at least three individuals.
Cearachelys is a genus of side-necked turtle that lived in South America during the early stages of the late Cretaceous.
- Cearachelys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil. - American Museum Novitates 3319:1-20. - E. S. Gaffney, D. de Almeida Campos & R. Hirayama - 2001.
