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CHELOSPHARGIS
(chel-o-sfar-giss)
Chelosphargis
Named By: Rainer Zangerl in 1953
Time Period: Late Cretaceous, 83 Ma
Location: USA - Alabama - Selma Formation
Size: Unavailable
Diet: Omnivore
Fossil(s): Possibly few specimens
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Testudines | Cryptodira | Protostegidae | Chelospharginae |
Also known as: | Protostega advena |
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Chelosphargis is an extinct genus of sea turtle from Upper Cretaceous of Alabama. Only one species has been described, Chelosphargis advena.

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