†Psephophorus rupeliensis Van Beneden 1883 (leatherback)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Belongs to Psephophorus according to H.-V. Karl 2007
See also Dollo 1909 and Köhler 1995
Sister taxa: Psephophorus polygonus, Psephophorus pseudostracion, Psephophorus scaldii, Psephophorus terrypratchetti
Type specimen: Its type locality is Niel, which is in a Rupelian marine horizon in Belgium
Ecology: aquatic durophage-piscivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Belgium (2 collections), Germany (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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