†Prionochelys matutina Zangerl 1953 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Pancheloniidae
Synonym: Prionochelys galeotergum Zangerl 1953
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 Prionochelys according to A. D. Gentry 2018
See also Thurmond and Jones 1981 and Zangerl 1953
Sister taxon: Prionochelys nauta
Type specimens:
- Prionochelys matutina: CNHM P27561, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Moore Brothers Farm, which is in a Santonian/Campanian carbonate limestone in Alabama.
- Prionochelys galeotergum: CNHM PR125, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Smoky Hill breaks, which is in a Turonian/Santonian marine horizon in the Niobrara Formation of Kansas.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (12: Alabama, Kansas collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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