Heckerochelys Sukhanov 2006 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudinata

Full reference: V. B. Sukhanov. 2006. An archaic turtle, Heckerochelys romani gen. et sp. nov. from the Middle Jurassic of Moscow region, Russia. Fossil Turtle Researc 1:112-118

Parent taxon: Mesochelydia according to W. G. Joyce 2017

See also Anquetin 2012, Perea et al. 2014, Pérez-García and Murelaga 2013 and Sukhanov 2006

Sister taxa: Condorchelys, Eileanchelys, Indochelys, Kayentachelys

Subtaxa: Heckerochelys romani

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Type: Heckerochelys romani

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Peski, Kolomna (Jurassic of Russian Federation)

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