Kimurachelys Brinkman et al. 2015 (sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines

Full reference: D. B. Brinkman, M. Densmore, M. Rabi, M. J. Ryan, and D. C. Evans. 2015. Marine turtles from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 52:581-589

Parent taxon: Chelonioidea according to D. B. Brinkman et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Cheloniidae, Cimochelys, Dermochelyidae, Dermochelyoidae, Desmatochelyidae, Leviathanochelys, Nichollsemys, Pandermochelys, Pliochelys, Progonosaurus, Protostegidae, Toxochelyidae

Subtaxa: Kimurachelys slobodae

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Type: Kimurachelys slobodae

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (3: Alberta collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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