Pleurosternidae

Turtles and Tortoises

Pleurosternidae is an extinct family of freshwater turtles in Paracryptodira. Its members are definitively known from Western Europe and North America, ranging from the Late Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous, including the Albian.

Type: Extinct family of freshwater turtles
Known range: Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous (Albian)
Known regions: Western Europe and North America

Sources and credits

Article: Pleurosternidae (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q16934902
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Illustration: By Serjoscha W. Evers, Yann Rollot, Walter G. Joyce. CC BY 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia Commons
Serjoscha W. Evers, Yann Rollot, Walter G. Joyce, https://peerj.com/articles/9454/ Cranial osteology of the Early Cretaceous turtle Pleurosternon bullockii (Paracryptodira: Pleurosternidae) PeerJ
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