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Sokatra

Sokatra

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Sokatra is an extinct genus of pleurodiran turtle, known from the Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Maevarano Formation of Madagascar.^[1] It belongs to the family Sahonachelyidae.^[2]

References

^ Gaffney, Eugene S.; Krause, David W. (22 December 2011). "Sokatra , a New Side-Necked Turtle (Late Cretaceous, Madagascar) and the Diversification of the Main Groups of Pelomedusoides". American Museum Novitates (3728): 1–28. doi:10.1206/3728.2. ISSN 0003-0082. S2CID 83533723.
^ Joyce, W. G.; Rollot, Y.; Evers, S. W.; Lyson, T. R.; Rahantarisoa, L. J.; Krause, D. W. (2021). "A new pelomedusoid turtle, Sahonachelys mailakavava, from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar provides evidence for convergent evolution of specialized suction feeding among pleurodires". Royal Society Open Science. 8 (5): Article ID 210098. Bibcode:2021RSOS....810098J. doi:10.1098/rsos.210098. PMC 8097199. PMID 34035950.

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Sokatra: Brief Summary

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Sokatra is an extinct genus of pleurodiran turtle, known from the Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Maevarano Formation of Madagascar. It belongs to the family Sahonachelyidae.

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