Protosphargis Capellini 1884 (sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Full reference: G. Capellini. 1884. El Chelonio veronese (Protosphargis veronensis, Cap.) scoperto nel 1852 nel Cretaceo superiore presso Sant'Anna di Alfaedo in Valpolicella. Atti della R. Accademia dei Lincei 18:291-320

Parent taxon: Allopleuroninae according to R. E. Weems 1988

See also Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Allopleuron, Glyptochelone

Subtaxa: Protosphargis veronensis

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Type: Protosphargis veronensis

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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