†Argillochelys cuneiceps Owen 1849 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Pancheloniidae
Alternative combination: Chelone cuneiceps
Full reference: R. Owen. 1849. A History of British Fossil Reptiles, Part I. 1-328
Belongs to Argillochelys according to R. Lydekker 1889
See also Moody 1980
Sister taxa: Argillochelys africana, Argillochelys antiqua, Argillochelys brachyceps, Argillochelys convexa, Argillochelys subcristata
Type specimen: Its type locality is London Clay, Isle of Sheppey turtles, which is in a Ypresian marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at London Clay, Isle of Sheppey turtles
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