Australobaena Karl and Tichy 2002 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Pancheloniidae

Full reference: H.-V. Karl and G. Tichy. 2002. Australobaena chilensis n. gen. n. sp., and the homology of secondary palatines in marine turtles (Anapsida: Testudines). Studia Geologica Salmanticensia 38:11-19

Parent taxon: Pancheloniidae according to J. F. Parham et al. 2014

See also Karl and Tichy 2002

Sister taxa: Argillochelys, Carolinochelys, Ctenochelyidae, Euclastes, Peritresius, Prionochelys

Subtaxa: Australobaena chilensis

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Type: Australobaena chilensis

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Quiriquina (Cretaceous of Chile)

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