Full reference: G. W. Rougier, M. S. de la Fuente, and A. B. Arcucci. 1995. Late Triassic turtles from South America. Science 268:855-858
Parent taxon: Testudinata according to W. G. Joyce 2017
See also Anquetin 2012, Danilov and Parham 2008, de la Fuente et al. 2014, Joyce 2007, Joyce et al. 2004, Li et al. 2008, Pérez-García 2012, Pérez-García and Murelaga 2013, Pérez-García and Ortega 2011 and Sterli et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Amblypus, Ancyropus, Aplax oberndorferi, Athecae, Australochelyidae, Australochelys, Chelonipedidae, Chelycarapookus, Chelycarapookus arcuatus, Chelys blakii, Chengyuchelyidae, Chengyuchelys, Emydhipus, Emys neumayri, Emys paranensis, Heckerochelyidae, Helcura, Helochelydridae, Kallokibotion, Megasternon, Mesochelydia, Mongolochelyidae, Odontochelyidae, Paracryptodira, Perichelydia, Platemys sehuensis, Platycheloides, Proganochelys, Proterochersidae, Protochelys, Saltosauropus, Siamochelys, Testudines, Testudinites, Testudo elata, Testudo stricklandi, Testudofiexoolithidae, Testudoolithidae, Thalassochelydia, Thecophora, Tretosternon punctatum, Trionyx mammillaris
Subtaxa: Palaeochersis talampayensis
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at 2 km NE of La Esquina (Triassic of Argentina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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