†Puppigerus crassicostata Owen 1849 (sea turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Alternative combinations: Chelone crassicostata, Lytoloma crassicostatum, Puppigerus crassicostatus
Synonyms: Chelone latiscutata Owen 1841, Puppigerus latiscutatus Owen 1841
Belongs to Puppigerus according to H. Tong et al. 2012
See also Cope 1870, Lydekker 1889 and Owen 1842
Sister taxa: Puppigerus breviceps, Puppigerus camperi, Puppigerus grandaevus, Puppigerus parvisecta
Type specimens:
- Puppigerus crassicostata: PV R 912. Its type locality is Stone Ridge, near the Harwich harbour, which is in a Ypresian marine siliciclastic in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Puppigerus latiscutatus:
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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