Alienochelys

Name: Alienochelys ‭(‬strange turtle‭)‬.
Phonetic: A-le-en-chel-iss.
Named By: F.‭ ‬de Lapparent de Broin,‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Bardet,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Amaghzaz‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬Meslouh‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Testudines.
Species: A.‭ ‬selloumi‭ (‬type‭)‬.
Diet: Unavailable.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Morocco.
Time period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial skull.

       Alienochelys is a genus or turtle that lived during the late Cretaceous.

Further reading
-‭ ‬A strange new chelonioid turtle from the latest Cretaceous phosphates of Morocco.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Comptes Rendus Palevol‭ ‬13‭(‬2‭)‬:87-95.‭ ‬-‭ ‬F.‭ ‬de Lapparent de Broin,‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Bardet,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Amaghzaz‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬Meslouh‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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