Chelonia oligocena Ciobanu 1977 (green sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Full reference: M. Ciobanu. 1977. Fauna Fosila din Oligocenul de la Piatra Neamt. 1-159

Belongs to Chelonia according to M. Ciobanu 1977

Sister taxa: Chelonia castanea, Chelonia cuvieri, Chelonia girundica, Chelonia gwinneri, Chelonia harvicensis, Chelonia hoffmanni, Chelonia hofmanni, Chelonia mydas, Chelonia parvitecta, Euchelys macropus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cozla (Piatra Neamt), which is in a Rupelian marine shale in Romania

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Cozla (Piatra Neamt)

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