Reptilia - Testudines - Euclastidae
Full reference: J. F. Parham and N. D. Pyenson. 2010. New sea turtle from the Miocene of Peru and iterative evolution of feeding ecomorphologies since the Cretaceous. Journal of Paleontology 84(2):231-247
Parent taxon: Euclastidae according to d. B. France de Lapparent et al. 2025
See also Haidr and Acosta Hospitaleche 2017 and Parham and Pyenson 2010
Sister taxa: Erquelinnesia, Euclastes, Glossochelys, Mexichelys
Subtaxa: Pacifichelys hutchisoni Pacifichelys urbinai
Type: Pacifichelys urbinai
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Miocene of Peru (1), United States (1: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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