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Ctenochelys

Wikipedia Abstract

Ctenochelys is an extinct genus of Cryptodira, which existed during the Cretaceous period, and lived in shallow waters. Its fossils have been found in the Ripley Formation in central Alabama, United States. It was first named by C.H. Sternberg in 1904, and contains four species, C. stenopora, C. acris, C. procax, and C. tenuitesta.
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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0