Achelonia von Meyer 1860 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudinata

Full reference: H. von Meyer. 1860. Zur Fauna der Vorwelt. Reptilien aus dem lithographischen Schiefer des Jura in Deutschland und Frankreich. 1-142

Parent taxon: Thalassochelydia according to W. G. Joyce and M. Mäuser 2020

See also Anquetin et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Acichelys approximata, Euryaspis radians, Eurysternidae, Eurysternum, Hylaeochelys, Jurassichelon, Neusticemys, Plesiochelyidae, Plesiochelys oblonga, Plesiochelys pumilio, Solnhofia, Thalassemys, Thalassemys heusseri, Tropidemys, Tropidemys morinica

Subtaxa: Achelonia formosa

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Type: Achelonia formosa

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Germany (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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