Francellia messeliana Staesche 1928 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines

Alternative combination: Ocadia messeliana

Belongs to Francellia according to S. Hervet 2004

Sister taxon: Francellia salouagmirae

Type specimen: HLD-Me-1444, a partial skeleton (plastron). Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit (Museum Darmstadt Collection), which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Germany (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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