Reptilia - Testudines - Panchelidae
Full reference: P. Bona. 2006. Paleocene (Danian) chelid turtles from Patagonia, Argentina: taxonomic and biogeographic implications. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 241:303-323
Belongs to Salamanchelys according to I. J. Maniel and M. S. de la Fuente 2016
See also Bona 2006 and de la Fuente et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MPEF PV-598, a partial skeleton (complete plastron attached to partial carapace). Its type locality is Cerro Hansen, which is in a Danian terrestrial horizon in the Salamanca Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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