Berruchelus

{{Short description|Extinct genus of turtles}}

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| fossil_range = {{Geological range|58.7|55.8}}

| genus = Berruchelus

| species = russelli

| parent_authority = Pérez-García, 2012

| authority = Pérez-García, 2012

| display_parents = 3

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Berruchelus is an extinct genus of paracryptodiran turtle from the Paleogene of western Europe.{{Cite journal | last1 = Pérez-García | first1 = A. | title = Berruchelus russelli, gen. et sp. nov., a paracryptodiran turtle from the Cenozoic of Europe | doi = 10.1080/02724634.2012.658933 | journal = Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology | volume = 32 | issue = 3 | pages = 545–556 | year = 2012 | pmid = | pmc = | bibcode = 2012JVPal..32..545P | s2cid = 128616842 }} It may be synonymous with Compsemys.

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Category:Paracryptodira

Category:Paleocene reptiles of Europe

Category:Fossil taxa described in 2012

Category:Prehistoric turtle genera

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