Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Species LSID. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:9A2CBBBB-AFF4-453E-81CD-7A0D1F6B1876 The specific name, redondita, refers to the type locality Estancia La Redonda Chica, hence the Latin diminutive -ita in the end.
Full reference: J. Sterli, E. Vlachos, J. I. CuitinĖo, I. Cerda, and M. Buono. 2025. SOUTHERNMOST DERMOCHELYID TURTLE FROM THE MIOCENE. Ameghiniana 62(4):1-19
Belongs to Helianthochelys according to J. Sterli et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MPEF-PV 10918, a partial skeleton (almost complete carapace (secondary ossicles and nuchal bone) with a putative skull fragment (jugal) and postcranial elements (cervical vertebrae 4, 7, and 8, t). Its type locality is Estancia La Redonda Chica, which is in a Burdigalian offshore sandstone in the Gaiman Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: aquatic durophage-piscivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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