†Maorichelys wiffeni 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
Belongs to Maorichelys according to H.-V. Karl and G. Tichy 2007
See also Robinson et al. 2024
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UO 22021, a set of postcrania (humerus). Its type locality is Boulder Hill near Dunedin, which is in a Bartonian marine marl in the Burnside Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: aquatic durophage-piscivore
Distribution: found only at Boulder Hill near Dunedin
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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