†Brodiechelys brodiei Lydekker 1889
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Reptilia - Testudines - Xinjiangchelyidae
Alternative combination: Plesiochelys brodiei
Synonyms: Plesiochelys valdensis Lydekker 1889, Plesiochelys vectensis Hooley 1990
Full reference: R. Lydekker. 1889. On remains of Eocene and Mesozoic Chelonia and a tooth of (?) Ornithopsis. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 45:227-246
Belongs to Brodiechelys according to A. Pérez-García and X. Murelaga 2013
See also Lydekker 1889, Lydekker 1889, Milner 2011, Pérez-García 2012 and Pérez-García et al. 2014
Sister taxon: Brodiechelys royoi
Type specimens:
- Brodiechelys brodiei: BMNH R2643, a partial shell. Its type locality is Atherfield Point, Brighstone Bay, which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Vectis Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Plesiochelys valdensis: BMNH 28967, a shell. Its type locality is Atherfield Point, Brighstone Bay, which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Vectis Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Plesiochelys vectensis: BMNH R6683, a shell. Its type locality is Atherfield Point, Brighstone Bay, which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Vectis Formation of the United Kingdom.
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.