Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Full reference: F. d.e. Lapparent de Broin and M. S. de la Fuente. 2001. Oldest world Chelidae (Chelonii, Pleurodira), from the Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Sciences de la Terre et des planètes 333:463-470
Parent taxon: Chelidae according to I. J. Maniel et al. 2022
See also de la Fuente 2003, de la Fuente et al. 2014, de la Fuente et al. 2011, Gaffney et al. 2006, Lapparent de Broin and de la Fuente 2001, Maniel and de la Fuente 2016, Maniel et al. 2020 and Previtera and González Riga 2008
Sister taxa: Acanthochelys, Baalemys, Birlimarr, Calvarichelys, Chelinae, Chelodininae, Chelus, Chelymys antiqua, Chelymys arata, Elseya, Emydura, Hydraspis arenarius, Hydromedusa, Hydromedusinae, Mendozachelys, Myuchelys, Naiadochelys patagonica, Pelecomastes ampla, Phrynops, Platemys, Platemys bergii, Platemys entreriana, Platemys holmbergii, Platemys mesopotamica, Platemys robusta, Platemys torrentium, Pseudemydura, Rheodytes, Rionegrochelys, Trionyx argentina, Yaminuechelys, Hydraspis
Subtaxa: Prochelidella argentinae Prochelidella buitreraensis Prochelidella cerrobarcinae Prochelidella palomoi Prochelidella portezuelae
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.