†Platypeltis sternbergi Wiman 1933 (softshell turtle)
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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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