†Palaeomedusa testa von Meyer 1860 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudinata - Eurysternidae
Alternative combination: Thalassemys marina
Synonym: Eurysternum crassipes Wagner 1861 [objective synonym]
Full reference: H. von Meyer. 1860. Zur Fauna der Vorwelt. Reptilien aus dem lithographischen Schiefer des Jura in Deutschland und Frankreich. 1-142
Belongs to Palaeomedusa according to J. Anquetin et al. 2017
See also Bräm 1965, Joyce 2003, Lortet 1892 and Wagner 1861
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Palaeomedusa testa: SMNS 10817, a partial shell (a partial carapace with associated steinkern and the right half of a plastron). Its type locality is Compsognathus type, Kapfelberg (BSP), which is in a Kimmeridgian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Painten Formation of Germany.
- Eurysternum crassipes: BSPG AS I 818, a partial skeleton (partial anterior half of a carapace with skull, articulated cervical series, and complete right and partial left forelimbs).
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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