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
Type: Bouliachelys suteri
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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