†Eorhynchochelys Li et al. 2018 (reptile)
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Eo- (dawn), rhyncho- (beak), chelys (turtle): the earliest turtle with a beak
Full reference: C. Li, N. C. Fraser, O. Rieppel and X.-C. Wu. 2018. A Triassic stem turtle with an edentulous beak. Nature 560:476-479
Parent taxon: Pantestudines according to C. Li et al. 2018
Sister taxon: Pappochelys
Subtaxa: Eorhynchochelys sinensis
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baiyuncun of Xinpuxiang (Triassic of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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