Trapalcochelys Sterli et al. 2013 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudinata

Full reference: J. Sterli, M. S. de la Fuente, and I. A. Cerda. 2013. A new species of meiolaniform turtle and a revision of the Late Cretaceous Meiolaniformes of South America. Ameghiniana 50(2):240-256

Parent taxon: Meiolaniformes according to J. Sterli 2015

See also Sterli et al. 2013

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

Subtaxa: Trapalcochelys sulcata

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Type: Trapalcochelys sulcata

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at 4.6 km East of “Salinas de Trapal-Có” (Salinas de Trapalco) (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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