†Oertelia Karl et al. 2012 (sea turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Toxochelyidae
Full reference: H.-V. Karl, S. Biermann, and G. Tichy. 2012. The oldest true sea turtle of the world, Oertelia gigantea (oertel, 1914) n. gen. from the Aptian of Kastendamm near Hanover, Germany. Studia Palaeocheloniologica 4:107-128
Parent taxon: Lophochelyinae according to H.-V. Karl et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Lophochelys, Neurochelys
Subtaxa: Oertelia gigantea
Type: Toxochelys gigantea
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Kastendamm (turtle locality) (Cretaceous of Germany)
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