Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
The specific epithet is named in honor of Dr. Emiliano Jimnez Fuentes, for his contribution to knowledge of Iberian fossil turtles.
Full reference: A. Pérez-García and M. T. Antunes. 2024. A pan-cheloniid turtle from the Middle Miocene of Portugal. The Anatomical Record 1-10
Belongs to Lusochelys according to A. Pérez-García and M. T. Antunes 2024
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: TA 0002, a partial skeleton (several remains of a skeleton including the articulated anterior half of the carapace and several dorsal vertebrae, a cervical vertebra, and a caudal one). Its type locality is Caparica, which is in a Tortonian coastal horizon in Portugal.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Caparica
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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