Proganochelys
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”) + γάνος (gános, “brightness”) + χέλῡς (khélūs, “tortoise”). Named in 1887 by Georg Baur as the oldest turtle known at the time.
Proper noun
[edit]†Proganochelys f
- A taxonomic genus within the order Testudines – extinct stem-turtle species Proganochelys quenstedti.
Synonyms
[edit]- (genus): †Psammochelys, †Stegochelys, †Triassochelys (junior synonyms)
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Testudinata – subclass; Testudines – order
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): †Proganochelys quenstedti – sole species
References
[edit]Proganochelys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Proganochelys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Proganochelys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons