Peritresius

Peritresius
Temporal range:
P. martini holotype carapace
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Chelonioidea
Family: †Ctenochelyidae
Genus: †Peritresius
Baird, 1964
Type species
†Chelone ornata
Leidy, 1856
Species
  • †P. ornatus
    (Leidy, 1856)
  • †P. martini
    Gentry et al., 2018

Peritresius is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Late Cretaceous deposits in the US Eastern Seaboard.

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