Cabindachelys

Cabindachelys is a genus of extinct sea turtles. The only known species is Cabindachelys landanensis.

Fossils

A partial skull of the Cabindachelys has been found in Cabinda, Angola, by Timothy S. Myers, Michael J. Polcyn, Octávio Mateus, Diana P. Vineyard, A. O. Gonçalves, Louis L. Jacobs.

Habitat

Cabindachelys lived in deep subtidal indents of the shores of Cabinda, Angola.

Etymology

The name of Cabindachelys is a mixture of Cabinda the place where it lived and the Greek name for turtle.

Phylogeny

Panchelonioidea	†Toxochelys †Protostegidae Chelonioidea †Corsochelys Dermochelyidae †Nichollsemys †Allopleuron Cheloniidae †Argillochelys †Procolpochelys †Eochelone †Puppigerus †Ctenochelys †Peritresius †Cabindachelys
	†Toxochelys

	†Protostegidae Chelonioidea †Corsochelys Dermochelyidae †Nichollsemys †Allopleuron Cheloniidae †Argillochelys †Procolpochelys †Eochelone †Puppigerus †Ctenochelys †Peritresius †Cabindachelys
	†Protostegidae

Chelonioidea	†Corsochelys Dermochelyidae †Nichollsemys †Allopleuron Cheloniidae †Argillochelys †Procolpochelys †Eochelone †Puppigerus †Ctenochelys †Peritresius †Cabindachelys
	†Corsochelys

	Dermochelyidae

	†Nichollsemys †Allopleuron Cheloniidae †Argillochelys †Procolpochelys †Eochelone †Puppigerus †Ctenochelys †Peritresius †Cabindachelys
	†Nichollsemys

	†Allopleuron Cheloniidae †Argillochelys †Procolpochelys †Eochelone †Puppigerus †Ctenochelys †Peritresius †Cabindachelys
	†Allopleuron

	Cheloniidae †Argillochelys †Procolpochelys †Eochelone †Puppigerus †Ctenochelys †Peritresius †Cabindachelys
	Cheloniidae

	†Argillochelys †Procolpochelys †Eochelone †Puppigerus †Ctenochelys †Peritresius †Cabindachelys
	†Argillochelys

	†Procolpochelys

	†Eochelone †Puppigerus
	†Eochelone

	†Puppigerus


	†Ctenochelys †Peritresius †Cabindachelys
	†Ctenochelys

	†Peritresius

	†Cabindachelys