Rhinochelys [SEP] parent taxon
Rhinochelys
Rhinochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtles belonging to the family Protostegidae.
Fossil records.
Fossils of "Rhinochelys" have been found in Cenomanian-age marine deposits of southern England, Lebanon, and France.
Species.
Three species of "Rhinochelys" are recognized:
- "Rhinochelys pulchriceps"
- "Rhinochelys amaberti"
- "Rhinochelys nammourensis"
"Rhinochelys cantabrigiensis" and "R. elegans", both named by Richard Lydekker in 1889, are recovered by Scavezzoni and Fischer
(2018) as closer to "Desmatochelys" than to "Rhinochelys" and possibly are not congeneric with "Rhinochelys".
Bibliography.
- Hirayama, R., 1997: Distribution and diversity of Cretaceous chelonioids. 225-243. in Callaway, J. M. & Nicholls, E. L., (eds.), 1997: Ancient marine reptiles. Academic Press, San Diego, London, Boston, New York, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, 1997, pp. xlvi - 501
- Moody, R. T.