| Placochelys” Temporal range: Middle–Late Triassic | |
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| An artist's illustration of Placochelys placodonta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Placodontia |
| Family: | †Placochelyidae |
| Genus: | †Placochelys Jaekel, 1902 |
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Placochelys is a Placodontid from middle to late Triassic Germany. It shares many similarities with the sea turtle, but it is actually a Sauropterygian This is a good example of convergent evolution.
In the Media[]
Fantasia Placochelys
- Placochelys appeared in PBS The Dinosaurs! in the episode The Monsters Emerge.
- Placochelys appeared in Fantasia.
