†Eosphargis gigas Owen 1880 (leatherback)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Alternative combination: Chelone gigas
Synonym: Anglocetus beatsoni Tarlo 1963
Belongs to Eosphargis according to R. Lydekker 1889
See also Dollo 1909, Halstead 1984, Harland et al. 1967, Swinton 1934, Tarlo 1963 and Weems 2014
Sister taxa: Eosphargis breineri, Eosphargis insularis
Ecology: aquatic durophage-piscivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2), United States (2: Maryland , Virginia)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.