Angolachelys

Skull in multiple views

Angolachelys is an extinct genus of African marine turtle which existed in Angola during the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous. The type species is Angolachelys mbaxi. The type MGUAN-PA includes skull, jaw, and postcranial fragments found in the Tadi Beds of the Itombe Formation.

Phylogeny

Life reconstruction of Angolasaurus alongside Angolachelys

Cladogram after Mateus et al. (2009).

Eucryptodira

Portlandemys

Plesiochelys

Angolachelonia

Solnhofia

GlenRose Turtle SMU

Angolachelys

Sandownia

Other Eucryptodires

References


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