Rhinochelys


Rhinochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtles belonging to the family Protostegidae.

Fossil records

Fossils of Rhinochelys have been found in Late Albian to middle Cenomanian-age marine deposits of southern England, Lebanon, and France.

Species

Three species of Rhinochelys are recognized:
  • Rhinochelys pulchriceps
  • Rhinochelys amaberti Moret, 1935
  • Rhinochelys nammourensis Tong, Hirayama, Makhoul & Escuillie, 2006
Rhinochelys cantabrigiensis and R. elegans, both named by Richard Lydekker in 1889, are recovered by Scavezzoni and Fischer as closer to Desmatochelys than to Rhinochelys and possibly are not congeneric with Rhinochelys.