†Cosmochelys Andrews 1920 (leatherback)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Full reference: C. W. Andrews. 1920. A description of new species of zeuglodont and of leathery turtle from the Eocene of Southern Nigeria. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1919(18):309-319
Parent taxon: Dermochelyini according to A. D. Gentry et al. 2025
See also Carroll 1988, Sepkoski 2002 and Weems 1988
Sister taxon: Psephophorus
Subtaxa: Cosmochelys dolloi
Ecology: aquatic durophage-piscivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Nigeria (1 collection), Ukraine (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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