Protosphargis

{{Short description|Extinct genus of turtles}}

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| name = Protosphargis

| image = Protosphargis veronensis.jpg

| fossil_range = Late Cretaceous

| taxon = Protosphargis

| authority = Capellini, 1884

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Protosphargis is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Upper Cretaceous of Italy. It was first named by Capellini in 1884.

File:Protosphargis.jpg

Sources

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  • [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=37694 Protosphargis] at the Paleobiology Database
  • The Journal of Geology By Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, University of Chicago Dept. of Geology, University of Chicago Dept. of Geology and Paleontology. Page 726.{{full citation needed|date=June 2018}}

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Category:Dermochelyidae

Category:Late Cretaceous turtles

Category:Fossils of Italy

Category:Prehistoric turtle genera

Category:Extinct turtles

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