Kingdom Animalia Suborder Cryptodira Clade Dermochelyoidae Order Turtle | Class Reptilia Clade Americhelydia Phylum Chordata | |
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Genus †Alienochelys
de Lapparent de Broin, 2014 Similar Turtle, Ocepechelon, Cryptodira | ||
Alienochelys ("strange turtle") is an extinct genus of sea turtle known from Maastrichian-aged Cretaceous phosphates in Morocco. Its name comes from the fact that unlike other sea turtles, Alienochelys' jaws are adapted for a powerful crushing pattern, as well as its unusual cranial characteristics. It is a relative of the modern leatherback turtle, as well as the extinct Archelon.
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