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Psephophorus is an extinct genus of sea turtle that lived from the Oligocene to the Pliocene. Its remains have been found in Europe, Africa, North America, and New Zealand. It was first named by Hermann von Meyer in 1847, and contains seven species, P. polygonus, P. calvertensis, P. eocaenus, P. oregonesis, P. californiensis, P. rupeliensis, P. scaldii, and a species discovered in 1995, P. terrypratchetti. Psephophorus is the only Miocene dermochelyid turtle found in Europe. One species of Psephophorus could measure up to ten feet in length.

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  • Psephophorus is an extinct genus of sea turtle that lived from the Oligocene to the Pliocene. Its remains have been found in Europe, Africa, North America, and New Zealand. It was first named by Hermann von Meyer in 1847, and contains seven species, P. polygonus, P. calvertensis, P. eocaenus, P. oregonesis, P. californiensis, P. rupeliensis, P. scaldii, and a species discovered in 1995, P. terrypratchetti. Psephophorus is the only Miocene dermochelyid turtle found in Europe. One species of Psephophorus could measure up to ten feet in length. (en)
  • Lo psefoforo (gen. Psephophorus) è un rettile estinto appartenente alle tartarughe. Visse tra l'Eocene medio e il Pliocene inferiore (circa 48 - 5 milioni di anni fa) e i suoi resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in Europa, Nordamerica, Africa, Antartide e Nuova Zelanda. (it)
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  • von Meyer, 1847 (en)
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  • Skull of P. sp. at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (en)
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  • * †P. polygonus * †P. calvertensis * †P. eocaenus * †P. oregonesis * †P. californiensis * †P. terrypratchetti * †P. rupeliensis * †P. scaldii (en)
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  • Species (en)
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  • Psephophorus (en)
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  • †P. polygonus (en)
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  • Psephophorus is an extinct genus of sea turtle that lived from the Oligocene to the Pliocene. Its remains have been found in Europe, Africa, North America, and New Zealand. It was first named by Hermann von Meyer in 1847, and contains seven species, P. polygonus, P. calvertensis, P. eocaenus, P. oregonesis, P. californiensis, P. rupeliensis, P. scaldii, and a species discovered in 1995, P. terrypratchetti. Psephophorus is the only Miocene dermochelyid turtle found in Europe. One species of Psephophorus could measure up to ten feet in length. (en)
  • Lo psefoforo (gen. Psephophorus) è un rettile estinto appartenente alle tartarughe. Visse tra l'Eocene medio e il Pliocene inferiore (circa 48 - 5 milioni di anni fa) e i suoi resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in Europa, Nordamerica, Africa, Antartide e Nuova Zelanda. (it)
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  • Psephophorus (it)
  • Psephophorus (en)
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