†Spoochelys Smith and Kear 2013 (turtle)
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Full reference: E. T. Smith and B. P. Kear. 2013. Spoochelys ormondea gen. et sp. nov., an Archaic Meiolaniid-Like Turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Lightning Ridge, Australia. Morphology and Evolution of Turtles 121-146
Parent taxon: Perichelydia according to W. G. Joyce 2017
See also Poropat et al. 2023 and Smith and Kear 2013
Sister taxa: Meiolaniformes, Sichuanchelyidae
Subtaxa: Spoochelys ormondea
Type: Spoochelys ormondea
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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