Ragechelus Explained

Ragechelus is an extinct genus of erymnochelyine turtle that lived in Niger during the Maastrichtian stage. It is a monotypic genus known from a single species, R. sahelica.[1]

Notes and References

  1. de Broin . France de Lapparent . Chirio . Laurent . Bour . Roger . 22 October 2020 . The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context . . 42 . 25 . 10.5252/geodiversitas2020v42a25 . 1280-9659 . 3 October 2024 . BioOne Digital Library.