†Linderochelys rinconensis de la Fuente et al. 2007 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Panchelidae
Full reference: M. S. de la Fuente, J. O. Calvo, and B. J. González Riga. 2007. A new Cretaceous chelid turtle from the northern Neuquén Basin, Argentina. Ameghiniana 44(2):485-492
Belongs to Linderochelys according to I. J. Maniel and M. S. de la Fuente 2016
See also de la Fuente et al. 2007 and de la Fuente et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MAU-PV-LL 69, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Loma del Lindero, which is in a Coniacian/Santonian crevasse splay mudstone/sandstone in the Plottier Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution: found only at Loma del Lindero
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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