Pneumatoarthrus Cope 1870 (sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Protostegidae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1870. [Observations on the Reptilia of the Triassic formations of the Atlantic region of the United States]. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 11:444-446

Parent taxon: Protostegidae according to D. Baird 1984

See also Baird 1978, Carroll 1988, Chapman and Brett-Surman 1990, Cope 1870, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Huene 1909, Kuhn 1964, Lull and Wright 1942, Miller 1955, Nopcsa 1901, Rapp 1944, Romer 1956, Romer 1966, Russell 1930, Sepkoski 2002, Steel 1970, Tatarinov 1964, von Zittel 1911 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxa: Archelon, Bouliachelys, Chelospharginae, Chelosphargis, Cratochelone, Desmatochelys, Notochelone, Protostega, Protosteginae, Rhinochelys, Santanachelys, Terlinguachelys

Subtaxa: Pneumatoarthrus peloreus

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Type: Pneumatoarthrus peloreus

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pneumatoarthrus in the database

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