†Chelydropsis decheni Meyer 1852 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelydridae

Alternative combinations: Chelydra decheni, Chelydrasia decheni

Synonym: Chelydropsis sanctihenrici Broin 1977

Belongs to Chelydropsis according to W. G. Joyce 2016

See also Hutchison 2008, Karl 2018, Lydekker 1889 and Lydekker 1889

Sister taxa: Chelydropsis apellanizi, Chelydropsis aubasi, Chelydropsis heweneggensis, Chelydropsis kusnetzovi, Chelydropsis manuascensis, Chelydropsis murchisoni, Chelydropsis pontica, Chelydropsis sansaniensis

Type specimens:

  • Chelydropsis decheni: IPB Ro4016, a skeleton
  • Chelydropsis sanctihenrici: UL1 92837, a carapace. Its type locality is Saint-AndrĂ©, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in France.

Ecology: aquatic piscivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (2 collections), Germany (2)

• Eocene of Germany (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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