Cosmochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Eocene of Africa.[1] It was first named by Andrews in 1919,[2] and contains one species, C. dolloi, named after Louis Dollo. Its type specimen, from near Ameke in Nigeria, is registered in the collections of the Natural History Museum, London, with number NHMUK PV R 4338.
↑Andrews, C.W., 1919, December. A description of new species of zeuglodont and of leathery turtle from the Eocene of southern Nigeria. In Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (Vol. 89, No. 3‐4, pp. 309-319). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.