Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Full reference: C. Oriozabala, J. Sterli, and M. S. Fuente. 2020. New species of the long-necked chelid Yaminuechelys from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian–Maastrichtian) of Chubut, Argentina. Cretaceous Research 106:104197:1-11
Belongs to Yaminuechelys according to C. Oriozabala et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Yaminuechelys gasparinii, Yaminuechelys maior
Type specimen: MPEF-PV 10567, a partial shell. Its type locality is Cerro Bosta, which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine sandstone in the La Colonia Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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