Helochelydra nopcsai Lapparent de Broin and Murelaga 1999 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudinata - Helochelydridae

Belongs to Helochelydra according to W. G. Joyce 2017

See also Lapparent de Broin and Murelaga 1999, Milner 2004 and Milner 2011

Sister taxa: Helochelydra anglica, Helochelydra bakewelli

Type specimen: BMNH R171, a partial skeleton (substantial portions of a highly fragmented shell with girdle elements). Its type locality is Isle of Wight (general), which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial horizon in the United Kingdom.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), Spain (4), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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