†Maorichelys Karl and Tichy 2007 (leatherback)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Full reference: H.-V. Karl and G. Tichy. 2007. Maorichelys wiffeni n. gen. n. sp., a new sea turtle from the Eocene of New Zealand (Chelonii:Dermochelyidae). Studia Geologica Salmanticensia 43(1):11-24
Parent taxon: Dermochelyidae according to H.-V. Karl and G. Tichy 2007
See also Robinson et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Arabemys, Chelonia californiensis, Dermochelyinae, Dermochelys, Egyptemys, Eosphargis, Mesodermochelys, Natemys, Psephophorus, Turgaiscapha
Subtaxa: Maorichelys wiffeni
Ecology: aquatic durophage-piscivore
Distribution: found only at Boulder Hill near Dunedin (Eocene of New Zealand)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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