Phosphatochelys

Phosphatochelys; Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	†Bothremydidae
Tribe:	†Taphrosphyini
Subtribe:	†Taphrosphyina
Genus:	†Phosphatochelys; Gaffney & Tong, 2003
Species:	†P. tedfordi
Binomial name
	†Phosphatochelys tedfordi; Gaffney & Tong, 2003

Phosphatochelys ("phosphate turtle") is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered near Oued Zem, Morocco. ^[1] The genus consists solely of type species P. tedfordi.

Discovery

Phosphatochelys was discovered in the Oued Zem locality of Morocco, and is known from exclusively from a complete 6.8-centimetre-long skull, lacking the lower jaw.^[1]^[2] The holotype was given to one of the describers by a friend, who had purchased it in France.

References

^ ^a ^b E. S. Gaffney and H. Tong. 2003. Phosphatochelys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Morocco. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 279:644-659.
^ Fossilworks: Phosphatochelys fossilworks.org Retrieved 2021-01-05.

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[gaffneyetal2003-1] E. S. Gaffney and H. Tong. 2003. Phosphatochelys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Morocco. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 279:644-659.

[fossilworks-2] Fossilworks: Phosphatochelys fossilworks.org Retrieved 2021-01-05.

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