Australobaena chilensis 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

Belongs to Australobaena according to H.-V. Karl and G. Tichy 2002

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SFMF R 4151, a partial skull (Partially damaged skull without mandible). Its type locality is Quiriquina, which is in a Maastrichtian marine horizon in the Quiriquina Formation of Chile.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Quiriquina

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