Eochelone brabantica Dollo 1903 (sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Belongs to Eochelone according to F. de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2018

See also Dollo 1909

Sister taxa: Eochelone athersuchi, Eochelone monstigris, Eochelone voltregana

Type specimen: IRSNB R1, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Saint-Remy-Geest, which is in a Lutetian terrestrial horizon in Belgium.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Belgium (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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