Protosphargis

noun

Pro·​to·​sphargis

"+

: a genus of gigantic turtles from the Upper Cretaceous of Italy including one form (P. veronensis) with a shell about nine feet long

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from prot- + Sphargis

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