Full reference: A. Pérez-García and X. Murelaga. 2012. Larachelus morla, gen. et sp. nov., a new member of the little-known European Early Cretaceous record of stem cryptodiran turtles. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(6):1293-1302
Parent taxon: Testudines according to A. Pérez-García and X. Murelaga 2013
See also Pérez-García and Murelaga 2012
Sister taxa: Amphichelydia, Apertotemporalis, Apholidemys, Asturichelys, Casichelydia, Chelone obovata, Chelone sopita, Chelonipus, Cryptodira, Cryptrodiramorpha, Entoplastrites, Euclastochelys, Euclastochelys interrupta, Haichemydidae, Meiolania damelipi, Odontochelys, Pancryptodira, Panpleurodira, Platychelone, Platychelone emarginata, Plesiochelydiae, Pleurodira, Podocnemis lata, Proganochelydia, Senonemys suemegensis, Sokotochelys, Tacuarembemys, Temnoclemmys cordiformis, Triassochelys, Trionyx fuchienensis, Trionyx tshelkarensis, Glaucochelone, Pseudosphargis, Metachelydia, Protemys, Chelycarapookidae, Therezinosaurus, Pachychelys, Chelonoides, Padiochelys, Halmyrachelidae, Oligochelone, Tomochelone, Marina, Terrestria, Fluvialia, Cryptodiramorpha, Paludinosa
Subtaxa: Larachelus morla
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Monte Puente Ballesta site, Salas de los Infantes (Cretaceous of Spain)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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