†Terlinguachelys Lehman and Tomlinson 2004 (sea turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Protostegidae
Full reference: T. M. Lehman and S. L. Tomlinson. 2004. Terlinguachelys fischbecki, a new genus and species of sea turtle (Chelonioidea: Protostegidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Texas. Journal of Paleontology 78(6):1163-1178
Parent taxon: Protostegidae according to T. M. Lehman and S. L. Tomlinson 2004
Sister taxa: Archelon, Bouliachelys, Chelospharginae, Chelosphargis, Cratochelone, Desmatochelys, Notochelone, Pneumatoarthrus, Protostega, Protosteginae, Rhinochelys, Santanachelys
Subtaxa: Terlinguachelys fischbecki
Type: Terlinguachelys fischbecki
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at TMM 43072 (Cretaceous of Texas)
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