Cimochelys benstedi Mantell 1841

Reptilia - Testudines

Alternative combinations: Chelone benstedi, Emys benstedi

Belongs to Cimochelys according to G. E. Hooks 1998

See also Collins 1970, Lydekker 1889, Owen 1842, Owen 1851 and Swinton 1934

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH 28706, a partial shell (the imperfect shell of a young individual). Its type locality is Culand Pits, Burham, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian basinal (carbonate) chalk/marl in the United Kingdom.

Distribution: found only at Culand Pits, Burham

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