Reptilia - Testudines - Pancheloniidae
Alternative combinations: Chelone convexa, Puppigerus convexus
Synonym: Chelone declivis Owen 1849
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 Argillochelys according to R. Lydekker 1889
See also Cope 1870, Lydekker 1889 and Owen 1842
Sister taxa: Argillochelys africana, Argillochelys antiqua, Argillochelys brachyceps, Argillochelys cuneiceps, Argillochelys subcristata
Type specimens:
- Argillochelys convexa: 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
- Chelone declivis: BMNH 26134a, a partial shell. Its type locality is Bognor (Edwards collection), which is in a Ypresian offshore siliciclastic 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
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