Araiochelys

Araiochelys ; Temporal range: Paleocene , 66.043?61.7 Ma Pre? ? 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
Subfamily:	† Bothremydinae
Tribe:	† Bothremydini
Subtribe:	† Bothremydina
Genus:	† Araiochelys ; Gaffney et al., 2006
Species:	† A. hirayamai
Binomial name
	† Araiochelys hirayamai ; Gaffney et al., 2006

Araiochelys ("narrow turtle") is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin , Morocco . ^[2]^[1]^[3] The genus consists solely of type species A. hirayamai . ^[1]

Discovery [ edit ]

Araiochelys was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, primarily known for its Maastrichtian and Paleocene fossils. ^[2]

Description [ edit ]

The preorbital section of Araiochelys' s skull is narrower than in all other members of the Bothremydini . The dorsal process is noted by the describers as being narrow in contrast to Bothremys . The ridge forming the lower rim of the orbit is relatively distinct, also in contrast to Bothremys . ^[2]

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b ^c "† Araiochelys Gaffney et al. 2006" . Paleobiology Database . Fossilworks . Retrieved 26 January 2023 .
^ ^a ^b ^c Gaffney, Eugene S.; Tong, Haiyan & Meylan, Peter A. (2006). "Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae" (PDF) . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 300 : 1?318. doi : 10.1206/0003-0090(2006)300[1:EOTSTT]2.0.CO;2 . hdl : 2246/5824 . S2CID 85790134 .
^ Araiochelys Gaffney, Tong & Meylan, 2006 † . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 26 January 2023.

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[fossilworks-1] "† Araiochelys Gaffney et al. 2006" . Paleobiology Database . Fossilworks . Retrieved 26 January 2023 .

[gaffneyetal2006-2] Gaffney, Eugene S.; Tong, Haiyan & Meylan, Peter A. (2006). "Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae" (PDF) . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 300 : 1?318. doi : 10.1206/0003-0090(2006)300[1:EOTSTT]2.0.CO;2 . hdl : 2246/5824 . S2CID 85790134 .

[IRMNG-3] Araiochelys Gaffney, Tong & Meylan, 2006 † . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 26 January 2023.

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Taxon identifiers
Araiochelys	Wikidata : Q20160771 Wikispecies : Araiochelys GBIF : 4819093 IRMNG : 1272669 Open Tree of Life : 3606441 Paleobiology Database : 131484
Araiochelys hirayamai	Wikidata : Q20072114 GBIF : 4965108 Open Tree of Life : 3606645 Paleobiology Database : 131485