Placochelys (SciiFii)

Placochelys maximus (name meaning "maximum flat-plate turtle") is a species of placodont reptiles that originally lived during to mid to late Triassic as an extinct species, Placochelys placodonta, and the genus itself was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and now lives in the Triassic Dinosaurs section of Cretaceous Park located at Sacramento, California. Placochelys looks remarkably similar to a sea turtle, and grows on average to about 90 centimetres (3.0 feet) in length. It has a flat turtle-like carapace covered with knobbly plates, and a compact triangular skull. Its beaked skull has powerful muscles. It has only two pairs of palatal teeth, a large posterior pair, and a small rostral pair. The specialized broad teeth on the palate are used for crushing shellfish and other hard-shelled prey. Its limbs are paddle-shaped for swimming, although, unlike sea turtles, they still have discernable toes, and it also has a short tail.
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