Labrostochelys

Labrostochelys Temporal range: Paleocene 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:	†Labrostochelys Gaffney, 2006
Species:	†L. galkini
Binomial name
†Labrostochelys galkini Gaffney, 2006

Labrostochelys is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco.^[1] The genus consists solely of type species L. galkini.^[2]

Discovery

Labrostochelys was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, primarily known for its Maastrichtian and Paleocene fossils.^[1] It is known from a nearly complete skull.^[3]

References

1. E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2006. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300:1-318
2. "Labrostochelys galkini Gaffney & al., 2006". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
3. Fossilworks: Labrostochelys. *fossilworks.org*. Retrieved 2021-01-08.