PROGANOCHELIDAE


Meaning of PROGANOCHELIDAE in English

prōˌganəˈkeləˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Proganochelys, type genus (from pro- (I) + Greek ganos brightness + chelys tortoise) + -idae — more at chelys

: a family of extinct Triassic turtles that are the earliest known representatives of the Thecophora

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