Full reference: R. E. Weems. 1988. Paleocene turtles from the Aquia and Brightseat Formations, with a discussion of their bearing on sea turtle evolution and phylogeny. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 101(1):109-145
Parent taxon: Pankinosternoidea according to W. G. Joyce and J. R. Bourque 2016
See also Holroyd et al. 2001, Hutchison 2013 and Weems 1988
Sister taxa: Emarginachelys, Lutemys, Tullochelys
Subtaxa: Planetochelys dithyros Planetochelys savoiei
Type: Planetochelys savoiei
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (22: New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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