Placochelys

phylum	Chordata	Placochelys ('flat-plate turtle") is an extinct genus of reptile from the Triassic period of Germany. Placochelys looked remarkably similar to a sea turtle, and grew to about 90 centimetres (3.0 ft) in length. It had a flat shell covered with knobbly plates, and a compact skull. Its skull had beaked, mostly toothless jaws with powerful muscles, and specialized broad teeth on the pallet, which were most likely used for crushing shellfish. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Sauropterygia
clade	Diapsida
superorder	Sauropterygia
order	Placodontia
family	Placochelyidae
genus	Placochelys
Temporal range	Late Triassic

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  Starlux Placochelys