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Proganochelys
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Translingual
right|thumb|Proganochelys quenstedti, skeleton
Etymology
From mul grc πρό before + grc γάνος brightness + grc χέλῡς tortoise. Named in 1887 by Georg Baur as the oldest turtle known at the time.
Proper noun
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genus order Testudines extinct stem-turtle species Proganochelys quenstedti species
Synonyms
genus †Psammochelys genus, †Stegochelys genus, †Triassochelys genus junior synonyms
Hypernyms
genus ; Testudinata subclass subclass; Testudines order order
Hyponyms
genus †Proganochelys quenstedti species sole species
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