†Chelonipus torquatus von Lilienstern 1939 (turtle)
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Belongs to Chelonipus according to H. Haubold 1971
See also Demathieu and Haubold 1972, Foster et al. 2025 and Klein and Lucas 2021
Sister taxa: Chelonipus cuneiformis, Chelonipus plieningeri
Type specimen: SMNS 19107, a footprint. Its type locality is Hessberger Quarry, Hildburghausen tracksite, which is in an Olenekian/Anisian terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Chirotheriensandstein Formation of Germany.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Hessberger Quarry, Hildburghausen tracksite
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