†Rupelchelys breitkreutzi Karl and Tichy 1999 (sea turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Full reference: H.-V. Karl and G. Tichy. 1999. Zur Taxonomie eines neuen Tribus von Seeschildkröten aus dem Oligozän von Deutschland (Testudines: Chelonioidea). Joannea Geologie und Paläontologie 1:61-77
Belongs to Rupelchelys according to H.-V. Karl and G. Tichy 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMNS 9618, a partial skeleton (carapace fragment). Its type locality is Neumühle bei Weinheim, which is in a Rupelian marine sandstone in Germany.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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