Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Full reference: H.-V. Karl and H. Madsen. 2012. Tasbacka danica n. sp., a new Eocene marine turtle of Denmark (Testudines: Chelonioidea). Studia Palaeocheloniologica 4:193-204
Belongs to Tasbacka according to H.-V. Karl and H. Madsen 2012
Sister taxa: Tasbacka aldabergeni, Tasbacka ouledabdounensis, Tasbacka ruhoffi, Tasbacka salisburgensis
Type specimen: MHM-K2, a skeleton (complete skeleton of a juvenile individual). Its type locality is Ejerslev Industrial Pit (Museum Mors collection), which is in a Ypresian offshore diatomite in the Fur Formation of Denmark.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Ejerslev Industrial Pit (Museum Mors collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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