Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Full reference: M. S. de la Fuente, I. Maniel, J. M. Janello, J. Sterli, B. Gonzalez Riga and F. Novas. 2017. A new large panchelid turtle (Pleurodira) from the Loncoche Formation (upper Campanian-lower Maastrichtian) of the Mendoza Province (Argentina): Morphological, osteohistological studies, and a preliminary phylogenetic analysis. Cretaceous Research 69:147-168
Belongs to Mendozachelys according to M. S. de la Fuente et al. 2017
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MACN-Pv-Mz 2, a skeleton. Its type locality is Ranquil-Có taphofacies 1, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian marginal marine siltstone/claystone in the Loncoche Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution: found only at Ranquil-Có taphofacies 1
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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