Plesiochelys bigleri Puntener et al. 2017 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudinata - Plesiochelyidae

Full reference: C. Puntener, J. Anquetin, and J.-P. Billon-Bruyat. 2017. The comparative osteology of Plesiochelys bigleri n. sp., a new coastal marine turtle from the Late Jurassic of Porrentruy (Switzerland). PeerJ

Belongs to Plesiochelys according to J. Anquetin et al. 2017

See also Puntener et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Clemmys grayi, Emys hugi, Emys hugii, Emys jurensis, Emys trionychoides, Plesiochelys etalloni, Plesiochelys kwanganensis, Plesiochelys minor, Plesiochelys normandicus, Plesiochelys oshanensis, Plesiochelys planiceps

Type specimen: MJSN TCH007-252, a partial skeleton (near complete disarticulated carapace, epiplastra, entoplastron, hypoplastra, and right xiphiplastron; posterior part of skull; proximal part of right scapular ). Its type locality is Tchafoue, which is in a Kimmeridgian carbonate limestone in the Reuchenette Formation of Switzerland.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Switzerland (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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