Condorchelys antiqua Sterli 2008 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudinata

Full reference: J. Sterli. 2008. A new, nearly complete stem turtle from the Jurassic of South America with implications for turtle evolution. Biology Letters 4(3):286-289

Belongs to Condorchelys according to J. Sterli et al. 2019

See also de la Fuente et al. 2014, Joyce 2017, Perea et al. 2014, Pérez-García and Murelaga 2013, Sterli 2008 and Sterli and de la Fuente 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MPEF-PV1152, a partial skull (basicranium). Its type locality is Queso Rallado, near Cerro Cóndor, which is in a Toarcian/Toarcian lacustrine mudstone in the Cañadón Asfalto Formation of Argentina.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Argentina (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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