Angolachelys

In Depth        At the time of its description,‭ ‬Angolachelys represents the oldest known genus of eucryptodire from Africa.‭ ‬Angolachelys means‭ ‘‬Angola turtle‭’ ‬after the country where it was discovered.‭ ‬The type species‭ ‬name A.‭ ‬mbaxi is derived from the word Mbaxi which means turtle in the Angolan Nyaneka−Nkumbi and Kimbundo languages        Angolachelys was found in … Read more