†Trapalcochelys Sterli et al. 2013 (turtle)
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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
Type: Trapalcochelys sulcata
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at 4.6 km East of Salinas de Trapalcó (Cretaceous of Argentina)
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