Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Full reference: R. C. Wood, J. Johnson-Gove, E. S. Gaffney and K. F. Maley. 1996. Evolution and Phylogeny of Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelyidae), with Descriptions of New Fossil Taxa. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 2(2):266-286
Parent taxon: Dermochelyidae according to B. R. Fallon and R. W. Boessenecker 2020
See also Karl and Lindow 2010 and Wood et al. 1996
Sister taxa: Arabemys, Chelonia californiensis, Dermochelyinae, Dermochelys, Eosphargis, Maorichelys, Mesodermochelys, Natemys, Psephophorus, Turgaiscapha
Subtaxa: Egyptemys eocaenus Egyptemys oregonensis
Type: Psephophorus eocaenus
Ecology: aquatic durophage-piscivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
• Eocene of Denmark (2), Egypt (1), Western Sahara (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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