†Protosphargis veronensis Capellini 1884 (sea turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Full reference: G. Capellini. 1884. El Chelonio veronese (Protosphargis veronensis, Cap.) scoperto nel 1852 nel Cretaceo superiore presso Sant'Anna di Alfaedo in Valpolicella. Atti della R. Accademia dei Lincei 18:291-320
Belongs to Protosphargis according to F. Chesi and M. Delfino 2006
See also Tong et al. 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Monte Guaite, which is in a Cretaceous marine horizon in Italy
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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