Cryptochersis

Cryptochersis; Temporal range: Norian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Pantestudines
Clade:	Testudinata
Family:	†Proterochersidae
Genus:	†Cryptochersis
Species:	†C. paraxene
Binomial name
	†Cryptochersis paraxene; Szczygielski and Dróżdż, 2026

Cryptochersis is an extinct monotypic genus of proterochersid turtle that lived in Greenland during the Norian stage of the Late Triassic epoch.

Etymology

The generic name Cryptochersis derives from the Greek words krŭptós and khérsĭs, meaning hidden and tortoise, respectively. The specific epithet of the type species, Cryptochersis paraxene, refers to the Greek word paraxene, meaning strange.^[1]

References

↑ Szczygielski, Tomasz; Dróżdż, Dawid (27 March 2026). "Triassic turtles ( Testudinata : Proterochersidae and Proganochelyidae ) of Greenland". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 206 (3). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlag011. ISSN 0024-4082. Retrieved 3 April 2026 – via Oxford Academic.

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[1] Szczygielski, Tomasz; Dróżdż, Dawid (27 March 2026). "Triassic turtles ( Testudinata : Proterochersidae and Proganochelyidae ) of Greenland". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 206 (3). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlag011. ISSN 0024-4082. Retrieved 3 April 2026 – via Oxford Academic.

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