Osonachelus de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2014 (sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Full reference: F. de Lapparent de Broin, X. Murelaga, F. Farrés and J. Altimiras. 2014. An exceptional cheloniid turtle, Osonachelus decorata nov. gen., nov. sp., from the Eocene (Bartonian) of Catalonia (Spain). Geobios 47(3):111-132

Parent taxon: Cheloniidae according to F. de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Allopleuroninae, Ashleychelys, Cabindachelys, Carettinae, Chelone, Chelone acuticostata, Chelone bellunensis, Chelone gastaldii, Chelone murua, Chelone simonellii, Chelone sismondai, Chelone sordellii, Chelone strobeli, Cheloniinae, Chelyopsis, Dollochelys, Eochelone, Eocheloniinae, Eochelyinae, Eretmochelyinae, Erquelinnesia, Gigantatypus, Itilochelys, Lembonax, Lepidochelys, Lusochelys, Lytoloma, Miocaretta, Pacifichelys, Pliochelys derelicta, Procolpochelys, Progonosaurus pertinax, Puppigerus, Syllominae, Syllomus, Tasbacka, Trachyaspis, Zangerlchelys

Subtaxa: Osonachelus decorata

View classification

Type: Osonachelus decorata

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Spain (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.