Bouliachelys Kear and Lee 2006 (sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Protostegidae

Full reference: B. P. Kear and M. S. Lee. 2006. A primitive protostegid from Australia and early sea turtle evolution. Biology Letters 2:116-119

Parent taxon: Protostegidae according to E. A. Cadena and J. F. Parham 2015

See also Bardet et al. 2013, de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2014 and Kear and Lee 2006

Sister taxa: Archelon, Chelospharginae, Chelosphargis, Cratochelone, Desmatochelys, Notochelone, Pneumatoarthrus, Protostega, Protosteginae, Rhinochelys, Santanachelys, Terlinguachelys

Subtaxa: Bouliachelys suteri

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Type: Bouliachelys suteri

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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