Lusochelys is an extinct genus of pancheloniid turtle from the Middle Miocene of Portugal.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
| Family: | Cheloniidae |
| Genus: | †Lusochelys Pérez-García and Antunes, 2024 |
| Species: | †L. emilianoi
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| †Lusochelys emilianoi Pérez-García and Antunes, 2024
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References
edit- ^ Pérez‐García, Adán; Antunes, Miguel Telles (14 March 2024). "A pan‐cheloniid turtle from the Middle Miocene of Portugal". The Anatomical Record. doi:10.1002/ar.25431. ISSN 1932-8486. Retrieved 12 October 2024 – via Wiley Online Library.