Allopleuron
| Allopleuron | |
|---|---|
| Fossil specimen, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
| Family: | Cheloniidae |
| Subfamily: | †Allopleuroninae |
| Genus: | †Allopleuron Baur, 1888 |
| Type species | |
| Chelonia hofmanni Gray, 1831 | |
| Species | |
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Allopleuron (meaning "other side") is a genus of extinct sea turtle, which measured 2-to-2.5-metre (6 ft 7 in to 8 ft 2 in) long in life. The type species is Allopleuron hofmanni. It is a basal member of the clade Pancheloniidae, closely related to Protosphargis. Similar to Protosphargis, it was characterized by shell reduction.