chelonian

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Looking back, Peritresius was an early glimmer of the chelonian grace of today's hawksbills and loggerheads.

From Scientific American

Turtles, tortoises, and terrapins, also known as chelonians, have an extensive fossil record extending into the modern day.

From Forbes

He remains the only chelonian to have been given an obituary in this newspaper.

From Economist

On the whole, the turtles respire in the same way as most other members of the chelonian family.

From BBC

The phenomenon is here considered to be a specialization of scute shedding—developed in terrestrial and semiterrestrial chelonians—that provides additional protection to the shell against wear and minor injuries.

From Project Gutenberg