Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
The species name is after the Shorym Formation
Full reference: E. A. Zvonok, A. V. Panteleev, and I. G. Danilov. 2024. A new Trachyaspis-like pan-cheloniid turtle from the Bartonian of Kazakhstan. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS 328(2):167-196
Belongs to Protrachyaspis according to E. A. Zvonok et al. 2024
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ZIN PH 28/17, a partial skeleton (part of postcranial skeleton (Kert), including fragments of one cervical vertebra 8, one dorsal vertebra, sacral vertebra (?)1, anterior caudal vertebra, right ). Its type locality is Kert, Mangyshlak, which is in a Bartonian marine marl in the Shorym Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Kazakhstan (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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