Chelonia gwinneri Wegner 1917 (green sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Alternative combination: Glarichelys gwinneri

Full reference: T. Wegner. 1917. Chelonia gwinneri Wegner aus dem Rupelton von Flörsheim a. M. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 354:361-372

Belongs to Chelonia according to T. Wegner 1917

See also Averianov 2002

Sister taxa: Chelonia castanea, Chelonia cuvieri, Chelonia girundica, Chelonia harvicensis, Chelonia hoffmanni, Chelonia hofmanni, Chelonia mydas, Chelonia oligocena, Chelonia parvitecta, Euchelys macropus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Frauenweiler, which is in a Rupelian estuary/bay claystone in Germany

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Germany (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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