Angolachelys

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Angolachelys is an extinct genus of African eucryptodiran turtle which existed in Angola during the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous. The type species is Angolachelys mbaxi.Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines (the crown group of the superorder Chelonia), characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield.The order Testudines includes both extant (living) and extinct species. The earliest known turtles date from 215 million years agomaking turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and a more ancient group than lizards, snakes and crocodiles. Of the many species alive today, some are highly endangered.