†Puppigerus nessovi Averianov 2005 (sea turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Full reference: A. O. Averianov. 2005. A New Sea Turtle (Testudines, Cheloniidae) from the Middle Eocene of Uzbekistan. Paleontological Journal 39(6):646-651
Belongs to Puppigerus according to I. Danilov et al. 2014
See also Averianov 2005 and Tong et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Puppigerus breviceps, Puppigerus camperi, Puppigerus crassicostata, Puppigerus grandaevus, Puppigerus parvisecta
Type specimen: ZIN PH 1/46, a mandible. Its type locality is Dzheroi 2, which is in a Bartonian marine sandstone in Uzbekistan.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Ukraine (1 collection), Uzbekistan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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