Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae
Alternative combination: Algorachelus peregrinus
Full reference: A. Pérez-García. 2017. A new turtle taxon (Podocnemidoidea, Bothremydidae) reveals the oldest known dispersal event of the crown Pleurodira from Gondwana to Laurasia. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15(9):709-731
Belongs to Algorachelus according to M. T. Antunes and A. Pérez-García 2024
See also Pérez-García 2017
Sister taxa: Algorachelus parvus, Algorachelus tibert
Type specimen: ALG-1, a partial shell (an almost complete and largely undeformed shell). Its type locality is Algora, which is in a Cenomanian/Cenomanian coastal sandstone in the Arenas de Utrillas Formation of Spain.
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Portugal (2 collections), Spain (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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