Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Synonym: Anglocetus Tarlo 1963
Parent taxon: Dermochelyidae according to R. E. Weems 2014
See also Carroll 1988, Halstead 1984, Harland et al. 1967, Hirayama 1995, Joyce et al. 2004, Lydekker 1889, Romero-Herrera et al. 1973, Sahni and Mishra 1972, Sepkoski 2002, Tarlo 1963 and Weems 1988
Sister taxa: Arabemys, Chelonia californiensis, Dermochelyinae, Dermochelys, Egyptemys, Maorichelys, Mesodermochelys, Natemys, Psephophorus, Turgaiscapha
Subtaxa: Eosphargis breineri Eosphargis gigas Eosphargis insularis
Ecology: aquatic durophage-piscivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), Denmark (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (2: Maryland , Virginia)
• Paleocene of United States (2: New Jersey, Virginia)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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