Eochelone

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Eochelone
Temporal range: Eocene
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Chelonioidea
Family: Cheloniidae
Genus: Eochelone
Dollo, 1903
Type species

Species

Eochelone is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the late Eocene. It was first named by Dollo in 1903. Its type species is E. brabantica.

References[]

  • Professor Paul's Guide to Reptiles
  • Eochelone in the Paleobiology Database
  • Eigil Nielsen (1959). "Eocene turtles from Denmark" (PDF). . 14 (2): 96–114.
  • France de Lapparent de Broin; Xabier Murelaga; Adán Pérez-García; Francesc Farrés; Jacint Altimiras (2018). "The turtles from the upper Eocene, Osona County (Ebro Basin, Catalonia, Spain): new material and its faunistic and environmental context". Fossil Record. 21 (2): 237–284. doi:10.5194/fr-21-237-2018.


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