Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Full reference: D. Megirian and P. Murray. 1999. Chelid turtles (Pleurodira, Chelidae) from the Miocene Camfield Beds, Northern Territory of Australia, with a description of a new genus and species. Beagle: Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 15:75-130
Belongs to Birlimarr according to I. J. Maniel and M. S. de la Fuente 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NTM P9215-1, a partial skeleton (almost complete skeleton). Its type locality is Top Site, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in the Camfield Beds Formation of Australia.
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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