Reptilia - Testudines - Pancheloniidae
Alternative combination: Pampaemys meriodionalis
Full reference: M. de la Fuente and S. Casadio. 2000. Un nuevo osteopigino (Chelonii: Cryptodira) de la FormaciĆ³n Roca (Paleoceno inferior) de Cerros Bayos, provincia de La Pampa, Argentina. Ameghiniana 37(2):235-246
Belongs to Euclastes according to M. S. de la Fuente et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Euclastes acutirostris, Euclastes coahuilaensis, Euclastes melii, Euclastes platyops, Euclastes wielandi
Type specimen: GHUNLPam 19137, a partial skull (Posteromedial skull fragment). Its type locality is Cerros Bayos, which is in a Danian deep subtidal ramp marl in the Roca Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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