Peligrochelys Sterli and de la Fuente 2013 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudinata

Full reference: J. Sterli and M. S. de la Fuente. 2013. New evidence from the Palaeocene of Patagonia (Argentina) on the evolution and palaeo-biogeography of Meiolaniformes (Testudinata, new taxon name). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11(7):835-852

Parent taxon: Meiolaniformes according to J. Sterli and M. S. de la Fuente 2019

See also de la Fuente et al. 2014, Sterli 2015, Sterli and de la Fuente 2013 and Sterli et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Chubutemys, Meiolaniidae, Otwayemys, Patagoniaemys, Trapalcochelys

Subtaxa: Peligrochelys walshae

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Argentina (21 collections)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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