Cuvierichelys parisiensis Gray 1831 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines

Syntypes according to Hervet (2004): 8258 GY1 (Fig. in Cuvier, 1824 : pl. LXXVI, Fig. 3 ; De Stefano, 1902 : 60, 11°) ; 8243 (id., Fig. 5 ; De Stefano, 1902 : 60, 8°) ; 8242 (id., Fig. 6 ; De Stefano, 1902 : 60, 8°), spécimen non retrouvé ; 8249 (id., Fig. 15 ; De Stefano, 1902 : 59–60, 6°) ; 8259 (id., Fig. 18 ; voir De Stefano, 1902 : 60, 10°) ; 8238 (id., Fig. 20) ; 8236 GY7 (Fig. in Cuvier, 1822 : pl. LXXVII, Fig. 1 ; De Stefano, 1902 : 58–59, no 1), crâne et vertèbres ; 8262 GY2 : (id., Fig. 2 ; De Stefano, 1902 : 62–63, 20° ?) ; 8239 (id., Fig. 6 ; De Stefano, 1902 : 61, 15°).

Alternative combinations: Emys parisiensis, Ocadia parisiensis, Palaeochelys parisiensis

Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1831. Synopsis Reptilium. Part I. Cataphracta. Tortoises, Crocodiles, Enaliosauria. 1-85

Belongs to Cuvierichelys according to S. Hervet 2004

See also Gray 1831

Sister taxa: Cuvierichelys crassa, Cuvierichelys iberica

Type specimen: MNHN (9 syntypes), a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Montmartre, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial horizon in France.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (6 collections), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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