†Thinochelys lapisossea Zangerl 1953 (sea turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Toxochelyidae
Full reference: R. Zangerl. 1953. The vertebrate fauna of the Selma Formation of Alabama. Part IV. The turtles of the family Toxochelyidae. Fieldiana: Geology Memoirs 3(4):145-277
Belongs to Thinochelys according to R. Zangerl 1953
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CNHM P27453, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Harrell Station, which is in a Santonian/Campanian carbonate limestone in Alabama.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Harrell Station
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