Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Alternative combinations: Cheirogaster vitodurana, Testudo vitodurana
Synonym: Testudo picteti Biedermann 1862
Full reference: W.G.A. Biedermann. 1862. Petrefakten aus der Umgegend von Winterthur. I. Schildkroten. 1-26
Belongs to Titanochelon according to A. Pérez-García and E. Vlachos 2014
See also Biedermann 1862 and Karl 2013
Sister taxa: Titanochelon bacharidisi, Titanochelon bolivari, Titanochelon ginsburgi, Titanochelon kayadibiensis, Titanochelon perpiniana, Titanochelon schafferi, Titanochelon schleichi
Type specimens:
- Titanochelon vitodurana: Its type locality is Veltheim, near Winterthur (anterior quarry), which is in a Serravallian terrestrial sandstone/mudstone in Switzerland
- Testudo picteti: Its type locality is Veltheim, near Winterthur (posterior quarry), which is in a Serravallian terrestrial sandstone/mudstone in Switzerland.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), Switzerland (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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