Platypeltis sternbergi Wiman 1933 (softshell turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae

Full reference: C. Wiman. 1933. Über Schildkröten aus der Oberen Kreide in New Mexico [On turtles from the Upper Cretaceous of New Mexico]. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, Series 4 9(5):1-35

Belongs to Platypeltis according to C. Wiman 1933

Sister taxon: Platypeltis ferox

Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Platypeltis sternbergi in the database

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