Sankuchemys
| Sankuchemys Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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| Genus: | Sankuchemys Gaffney et. al, 2003
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Sankuchemys is an extinct genus of side-necked turtle which existed in India during the late Cretaceous period.[1] It was first named by Eugene S. Gaffney, Ashok Sahni, Herman Schleich, Swarn Deep Singh, and Rahul Srivastava in 2003, and contains the species Sankuchemys sethnai.[1]
References
- ^ a b Gaffney, Eugene S. (2003). "Sankuchemys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous of India" (pdf). American Museum Novitates. 3405. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2003)405<0001:sanstp>2.0.co;2.
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External links
- Sankuchemys at the Paleobiology Database
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