†Puppigerus crassicostata Owen 1849 (sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Alternative combinations: Chelone crassicostata, Lytoloma crassicostatum, Puppigerus crassicostatus

Synonyms: Chelone latiscutata Owen 1841, Puppigerus latiscutatus Owen 1841

Belongs to Puppigerus according to H. Tong et al. 2012

See also Cope 1870, Lydekker 1889 and Owen 1842

Sister taxa: Puppigerus breviceps, Puppigerus camperi, Puppigerus grandaevus, Puppigerus parvisecta

Type specimens:

  • Puppigerus crassicostata: PV R 912. Its type locality is Stone Ridge, near the Harwich harbour, which is in a Ypresian marine siliciclastic in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
  • Puppigerus latiscutatus:

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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