Palaeochersis

Palaeochersis; Temporal range: Late Triassic, ; ~227–213 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Carapace from the holotype
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Pantestudines
Clade:	Testudinata
Clade:	Rhaptochelydia
Family:	†Australochelyidae
Genus:	†Palaeochersis; Rougier, de la Fuente & Arcucci, 1995
Type species
	†Palaeochersis talampayensis; Rougier, de la Fuente & Arcucci, 1995

Palaeochersis is an extinct genus of rhaptochelydian turtle^[1] from the Los Colorados Formation of Argentina.^[2] It is known from one species, P. talampayensis.^[3]

P. talampayensis is known from a single partial skeleton (specimen PULR 068),^[3]^[4] and it was part of the Australochelyidae, being the sister taxon to Australochelys.^[1]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Arcucci, A.B.; Marsicano, C.A.; Caselli, A.T. (2004), "Tetrapod association and palaeoenvironment of the Los Colorados Formation (Argentina): a significant sample from western Gondwana at the end of the Triassic", Geobios, 37 (5): 557–568, Bibcode:2004Geobi..37..557A, doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2003.04.008, hdl:11336/97772, retrieved 2019-03-28
^ 2 km NE of La Esquina at Fossilworks.org
^ ^a ^b Rougier, Guillermo W.; de la Fuente, Marcelo S.; Arcucci, Andrea B. (1995-05-12). "Late Triassic Turtles from South America". Science. 268 (5212): 855–858. doi:10.1126/science.268.5212.855. ISSN 0036-8075.
^ Szczygielski, Tomasz; Dróżdż, Dawid; Chanthasit, Phornphen; Manitkoon, Sita; Ditbanjong, Pitaksit (2025-03-19). "The Triassic turtle of Thailand – revision of 'Proganochelys' ruchae". PLOS ONE. 20 (3). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0316338 (inactive 20 March 2025). ISSN 1932-6203.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of March 2025 (link)
^ Sterli, Juliana; de la Fuente, Marcelo; Rougier, Guillermo W. (2007-11-07). "Anatomy and Relationships of Palaeochersis talampayensis, a Late Triassic Turtle from Argentina". Palaeontographica Abteilung A. 281 (1–3): 1–61. doi:10.1127/pala/281/2007/1. ISSN 0375-0442.

[:0-1] Arcucci, A.B.; Marsicano, C.A.; Caselli, A.T. (2004), "Tetrapod association and palaeoenvironment of the Los Colorados Formation (Argentina): a significant sample from western Gondwana at the end of the Triassic", Geobios, 37 (5): 557–568, Bibcode:2004Geobi..37..557A, doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2003.04.008, hdl:11336/97772, retrieved 2019-03-28

[2] 2 km NE of La Esquina at Fossilworks.org

[:1-3] Rougier, Guillermo W.; de la Fuente, Marcelo S.; Arcucci, Andrea B. (1995-05-12). "Late Triassic Turtles from South America". Science. 268 (5212): 855–858. doi:10.1126/science.268.5212.855. ISSN 0036-8075.

[4] Szczygielski, Tomasz; Dróżdż, Dawid; Chanthasit, Phornphen; Manitkoon, Sita; Ditbanjong, Pitaksit (2025-03-19). "The Triassic turtle of Thailand – revision of 'Proganochelys' ruchae". PLOS ONE. 20 (3). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0316338 (inactive 20 March 2025). ISSN 1932-6203.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of March 2025 (link)

[5] Sterli, Juliana; de la Fuente, Marcelo; Rougier, Guillermo W. (2007-11-07). "Anatomy and Relationships of Palaeochersis talampayensis, a Late Triassic Turtle from Argentina". Palaeontographica Abteilung A. 281 (1–3): 1–61. doi:10.1127/pala/281/2007/1. ISSN 0375-0442.

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