Definition of Dermochelyid. Meaning of Dermochelyid. Synonyms of Dermochelyid

- fossils of the group date to the Late Cretaceous. The following list of dermochelyid species was published by Hirayama and Tong in 2003, unless otherwise...
- categorized as hard-s****ed (cheloniid) or leathery-s****ed (dermochelyid). The only dermochelyid species of sea turtle is the leatherback. For each of the...
- been described as the best representative of Mesozoic dermochelyids. Like other dermochelyids, Mesodermochelys had elongated front flippers. One fossil...
- discovered in 1995, P. terrypratchetti. Psephophorus is the only Miocene dermochelyid turtle found in Europe. One species of Psephophorus could measure up...
- Dermochelyidae, and thus their closest living relative would have been the dermochelyid leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). However, phylogenetic...
- as all turtles more closely related to cheloniid sea turtles than to dermochelyid ("leatherback") sea turtles. The following genera are placed here: †Argillochelys...
- evolved over 110 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. The dermochelyids are relatives of the family Cheloniidae, which contains the other six...
- reported from the Ameki Formation Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images Cosmochelys C. dolloi Ombialla District. Portions of carapace. A dermochelyid....
- Turtles of the Hakobuchi Formation Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images Mesodermochelys M. undulatus A dermochelyid turtle...
- †Ocepechelon bouyai 67 Ma Oulad Abdoun Basin, Khouribga Province, Morocco A dermochelyid with a feeding apparatus unique among tetrapods and shares unique convergences...