Toxochelys
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Toxochelys (TOKS uh KEE leez[1]) is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Cretaceous period. It is the most commonly found fossilized turtle species in the Smoky Hill Chalk, in western Kansas.[2] Toxochelys was about 2m (6 ft.) in length. There are four known species in the genus: Toxocheys bauri, Toxochelys browni, Toxochelys latiremus, and Toxochelys weeksi.[3]
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- ^ www.nhm.org Retrieved on May 12th, 2008.
- ^ www.oceansofkansas.com Retrieved on May 12th, 2008
- ^ zipcodezoo.com Retrieved on May 12th, 2008.
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