Placochelys
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| Placochelys Fossil range: Mid to Late Triassic |
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 life restoration of Placochelys
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Placochelys ('flat-plate turtle") is an extinct genus of reptile from the Triassic period. It was about 90 cm (3 ft) long.
Placochelys looked remarkably similar to a sea turtle, possessing the same flippers (albeit with short toes), flat but knobbly shell and compact skull. Its skull had beaked, mostly toothless jaws with specialized broad teeth on the pallet, used for crushing shellfish armor. It's fossils were found in Germany.
[edit] Cultural Reference
Placochelys was featured in the video game Paraworld
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