Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Alternative combination: Chelone breviceps
Full reference: R. Owen. 1841. Description of the remains of six species of marine turtles (Chelones) from the London Clay of Sheppy and Harwich. Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 3 part 2(83):565-578
Belongs to Puppigerus according to E. D. Cope 1870
See also Owen 1842
Sister taxa: Puppigerus camperi, Puppigerus crassicostata, Puppigerus grandaevus, Puppigerus parvisecta
Type specimen: Its type locality is London Clay, Isle of Sheppey turtles, which is in a Ypresian marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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