†Osonachelus decorata de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2014 (sea turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Full reference: F. de Lapparent de Broin, X. Murelaga, F. Farrés and J. Altimiras. 2014. An exceptional cheloniid turtle, Osonachelus decorata nov. gen., nov. sp., from the Eocene (Bartonian) of Catalonia (Spain). Geobios 47(3):111-132
Belongs to Osonachelus according to F. de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MGSB N 75110, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Santa Cecília de Voltregà turtle, which is in a Bartonian offshore shelf marl/sandstone in the Vic-Manlleu Marls Formation of Spain.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Spain (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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