†Protosphargis Capellini 1884 (sea turtle)
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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
Type: Protosphargis veronensis
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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