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]
| Araiochelys Temporal range: Paleocene,
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| †Araiochelys hirayamai Gaffney et al., 2006
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Discovery
editAraiochelys was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, primarily known for its Maastrichtian and Paleocene fossils.[2]
Description
editThe 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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