Chubutemys Gaffney et al. 2007 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudinata

Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, T. H. Rich, P. Vickers-Rich, A. Constantine, R. Vacca and L. Kool. 2007. Chubutemys, a New Eucryptodiran Turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Argentina, and the Relationships of the Meiolaniidae. American Museum Novitates 3599:1-35

Parent taxon: Meiolaniformes according to J. Sterli 2015

See also de la Fuente et al. 2014, Gaffney et al. 2007, Pérez-García and Murelaga 2013, Sterli and de la Fuente 2013, Sterli et al. 2015 and Sterli et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Meiolaniidae, Otwayemys, Patagoniaemys, Peligrochelys, Trapalcochelys

Subtaxa: Chubutemys copelloi

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Turtle Town, Cerro Barcino (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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