†Ocepechelon Bardet et al. 2013 (sea turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyoidae
Full reference: N. Bardet, N.-E. Jalil, F. Lapparent Broin, D. Germain, O. Lambert and M. Amaghzaz. 2013. A giant chelonioid turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a suction feeding apparatus unique among tetrapods. PLoS One 8(7):e63586
Parent taxon: Dermochelyoidae according to N. Bardet et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Alienochelys, Corsochelys
Subtaxa: Ocepechelon bouyai
Type: Ocepechelon bouyai
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Trench 2, Sidi Chennane (Cretaceous of Morocco)
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