†Lophochelys venatrix 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 Lophochelys according to J. T. Thurmond and D. E. Jones 1981
See also Zangerl 1953
Sister taxa: Lophochelys natatrix, Lophochelys niobrarae
Type specimen: CNHM P27355, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Moore Brothers Farm, which is in a Santonian/Campanian carbonate limestone in Alabama.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Alabama collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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