Proterochersis

Pro-teh-roe-kher-sis.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Proterochersis.

Phonetic

Pro-teh-roe-kher-sis.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Anapasida,‭ ‬Testudines,‭ ‬Pleurodira,‭ ‬Proterochersidae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

P.‭ ‬robusta

Size

Estimated about‭ ‬50‭ ‬centimetres.

Known locations

Germany.

Time Period

Norian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains including the shell.

In Depth

       Proterochersis was an early terrestrial turtle that live in Europe during the late Triassic,‭ ‬as one well as one of the earliest appearances of a pleurodiran‭ (‬side-necked‭) ‬turtle.

Further Reading

– Proterochersis, eine pleurodire Schildkr�te aus dem Keuper. – Jahreshefte des Vereins f�r vaterl�ndische Naturkunde in W�rttemberg 80:13-30. – E. Fraas – 1913. – Revision of the Triassic European turtles Proterochersis and Murrhardtia (Reptilia, Testudinata, Proterochersidae), with the description of new taxa from Poland and Germany. – Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177:395-427. – T. Szczygielski & T. Sulej – 2016.

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