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Hesperotestudo ("Western turtle") is an extinct genus of tortoise native to North and Central America (ranging as far south as Costa Rica [1]) from the Early Miocene to the Late Pleistocene. [2] Species of Hesperotestudo varied widely in size, with a large undescribed specimen from the Late Pleistocene of El Salvador reaching 150 cm (4.9 ft) in ...
Procolpochelys Temporal range: 33.9–3.6 Ma Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Procolpochelys charlestonensis skull and shell at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Clade: Pancheloniidae Genus: † Procolpochelys Hay 1908 This article needs additional citations ...
During the Triassic, corals were rare in North America. Nevertheless, some were present on the west coast, although these corals did not congregate into reefs. [49] Ichthyosaurs were one of the most important groups of marine reptiles during the Triassic. Important ichthyosaur fossils of this age were preserved in Nevada. [50]
Mesozoic turtles of North America (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Prehistoric turtles of North America" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Turtles of North America. Turtles , tortoises , and terrapins native to terrestrial−land , freshwater , and coastal marine ecosystems and habitats of North America , including in the sub-bioregions of Central America and the Caribbean .
Prehistoric turtles of North America (2 C, 4 P) Prehistoric turtles of South America (15 P) C. Cenozoic turtles (4 C) M. Mesozoic turtles (4 C) P. Prehistoric turtle ...
The word turtle is borrowed from the French word tortue or tortre 'turtle, tortoise'. [3] It is a common name and may be used without knowledge of taxonomic distinctions. In North America, it may denote the order as a whole. In Britain, the name is used for sea turtles as opposed to freshwater terrapins and land-dwelling tortoises. In Australia ...
Mesozoic turtles of Asia (1 C) Mesozoic turtles of North America (1 C, 1 P) This page was last edited on 12 June 2023, at 13:21 (UTC). Text is ...