Cabindachelys Explained

Cabindachelys is a genus of extinct sea turtles. The only known species is Cabindachelys landanensis.

Fossils

A partial skull of the Cabindachelys has been found in Cabinda, Angola, by Timothy S. Myers, Michael J. Polcyn, Octávio Mateus, Diana P. Vineyard, A. O. Gonçalves, Louis L. Jacobs.^[1]

Habitat

Cabindachelys lived in deep subtidal indents of the shores of Cabinda, Angola.^{[2] [3]}

Etymology

The name of Cabindachelys is a mixture of Cabinda the place where it lived and the Greek name for turtle.

Notes and References

1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=363169 Cabindachelys landanensis Myers et al. 2018 (Behrensmeyer, A. K., and Turner, A.)
2. A. K. Miller. 1935. The "Paleocene" nautiloid cephalopods of Landana, Portuguese West Africa.
3. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicCollectionSearch?collection_no=82060 Paleobiology Database Collection #82060