Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Full reference: R. Köhler. 1995. A new species of the fossil turtle Psephophorus (Order Testudines) from the Eocene of the South Island, New Zealand. Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand 25(3):371-384
Belongs to Psephophorus according to R. Köhler 1995
See also Robinson et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Psephophorus polygonus, Psephophorus pseudostracion, Psephophorus rupeliensis, Psephophorus scaldii
Type specimen: OU 22177, a partial skeleton (partial carapace, ribs, vertebrae). Its type locality is J40/f181, which is in a Bortonian marine sandstone in the Waihao Greensand Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: aquatic durophage-piscivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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