Carolinochelys
Encyclopedia
Carolinochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle
from Oligocene
of United States. It contains one species: C. wilsoni, and was first named by O.P. Hay
in 1923.
Sea turtle
Sea turtles are marine reptiles that inhabit all of the world's oceans except the Arctic.-Distribution:...
from Oligocene
Oligocene
The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 34 million to 23 million years before the present . As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are slightly...
of United States. It contains one species: C. wilsoni, and was first named by O.P. Hay
Oliver Perry Hay
Oliver Perry Hay was an American professor, herpetologist, ichthyologist, and paleontologist. From 1894-1895 he worked at the Field Museum of Natural History as Assistant Curator of Zoology where, despite his specialty in ichthyology, he worked in all non-ornithological fields of zoology...
in 1923.