†Allopleuron qazaqstanense Karl et al. 2012 (sea turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Mounted skeleton in the excavation of RhinoPolis Museum Gannat, France. Middle Eocene: Lutetian, Kazakhstan.
Full reference: H.-V. Karl, E. Groning, and C. Brauckmann. 2012. New materials of the giant sea turtle Allopleuron (Testudines: Chelonioidea) from the marine Late Cretaceous of Central Europe and the Palaeogene of Kazakhstan. Studia Palaeocheloniologica 4:153-173
Belongs to Allopleuron according to E. A. Zvonok et al. 2015
See also Karl et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Allopleuron hofmanni, Allopleuron lipsiensis
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Kazakhstan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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