Placochelys
Sign in to savePlacochelys (from , "plate" and , "tortoise") is an extinct genus of placodont reptiles erected by Otto Jaekel in 1902.
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Vinony files it under Late Triassic reptiles of Europe, Middle Triassic reptiles of Europe and Placodontia.
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Placochelys (from , "plate" and , "tortoise") is an extinct genus of placodont reptiles erected by Otto Jaekel in 1902.
==Fossil records== Fossils of Placochelys dates back to the Triassic period (age range: 221.5 to 205.6 million years ago). They have been found in Germany, Austria, Hungary and Italy.
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