†Francellia messeliana Staesche 1928 (turtle)
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Alternative combination: Ocadia messeliana
Belongs to Francellia according to S. Hervet 2004
Sister taxon: Francellia salouagmirae
Type specimen: HLD-Me-1444, a partial skeleton (plastron). Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit (Museum Darmstadt Collection), which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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