Titanochelon richardi Bergounioux 1938 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Alternative combinations: Cheirogaster richardi, Testudo richardi

Belongs to Titanochelon according to K. A. Vega‐Pagán et al. 2025

See also Bergounioux 1938, Jimenez-Fuentes et al. 1988, Pérez-García 2017 and Pérez-García and Vlachos 2014

Sister taxa: Titanochelon bacharidisi, Titanochelon bolivari, Titanochelon ginsburgi, Titanochelon kayadibiensis, Titanochelon perpiniana, Titanochelon punicum, Titanochelon schafferi, Titanochelon schleichi, Titanochelon vitodurana

Type specimen: Lost. Its type locality is Barranc de Can Vila, which is in a MN 7 + 8 terrestrial horizon in Spain.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Spain (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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