Placochelyidae is an extinct family of placodonts belonging to the superfamily Cyamodontoidea.[1]

Placochelyidae
Temporal range: Mid to Late Triassic
Restored Placochelys placodonta skull at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Sauropterygia
Order: Placodontia
Superfamily: Cyamodontoidea
Family: Placochelyidae
Jaekel, 1910

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References edit

  1. ^ "Placochelyidae". FossilWorks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.