Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Alternative combination: Chelus colombiana
Synonym: Chelus lewisi Wood 1976
Full reference: R. Wood. 1976. Two new species of Chelus (Testudines: Pleurodira) from the late Tertiary of Northern South America. 435:1-26
Belongs to Chelus according to G. S. Ferreira et al. 2016
See also Cadena et al. 2008, de la Fuente et al. 2014, Maniel and de la Fuente 2016, Oliveira and Romano 2007, Riff et al. 2010, Sanchez-Villagra and Scheyer 2010, Villanueva 1988 and Wood 1976
Sister taxa: Chelus fimbriata, Chelus fimbriatus
Type specimens:
- Chelus colombianus: UCMP 78762, a shell (Nearly complete shell)
- Chelus lewisi: MCNC 239, a shell.
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Brazil (4 collections)
• Miocene of Brazil (2), Colombia (5), Peru (1), Venezuela (3)
Total: 15 collections including 17 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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