Alternative combination: Chinlechelys tenertesta
Full reference: W. G. Joyce, S. G. Lucas, T. M. Scheyer, A. B. Heckert, and A. P. Hunt. 2009. A thin-shelled reptile from the Late Triassic of North America and the origin of the turtle shell. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 276:507-513
Belongs to Proganochelys according to W. G. Joyce 2017
See also Joyce et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Proganochelys quenstedtii, Proganochelys ruchae
Type specimen: NMMNH P-16697, a set of postcrania. Its type locality is NMMNH Loc. 001, Revuelto Creek, which is in a Norian fine channel fill sandstone in the Bull Canyon Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at NMMNH Loc. 001, Revuelto Creek
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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