Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Full reference: M. S. de la Fuente. 1992. Las tortugas Chelidae del Terciario superior y Cuaternario del territorio argentino. Ameghiniana 29(3):211-229
Belongs to Acanthochelys according to I. J. Maniel and M. S. de la Fuente 2016
See also de la Fuente 1992 and de la Fuente et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Acanthochelys macrocephala, Acanthochelys pallidipectoris, Acanthochelys radiolata, Acanthochelys spixii
Type specimen: MLP 77-V-12-1, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Cosquin River, which is in a Montehermosan/Chapadmalalan terrestrial horizon in the Casa Grande Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution: found only at Cosquin River
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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