Chelyopsis raabei Karl and Schleich 1994 (sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Belongs to Chelyopsis according to Karl and Schleich 1994

Sister taxa: Chelyopsis halleri, Chelyopsis holsaticus, Chelyopsis littoreus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Helmstedt, which is in a Bartonian/Priabonian marine sandstone in the Gehlberg Formation of Germany

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Helmstedt

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