Chelidae

Lapparent de Broin, France & Molnar, Ralph, 2001, Eocene chelid turtles from Redbank Plains, Southeast Queensland, Australia, Geodiversitas 23 (1), pp. 41-79 : 73

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5372741

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DE7BA85F-4CD1-4B77-BD6F-B5697F6D6CF2

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CB87F5-2562-AD30-F07E-F9D8FDB9FE21

treatment provided by

Marcus

scientific name

Chelidae
status

 

Chelidae indet.

DESCRIPTION

This is a fragment of a rather large shell, QM F12361, in ventral view with three median pleurals and adjacent fragments, with the lateral part of corresponding neurals and fragmentary corresponding plastral part in ventral view. There are important lateral fontanelles between peripherals and buttresses. It cannot belong to Chelodina owing to the absence of decoration. The preserved fragment is c. 14 cm long.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Testudines

Family

Chelidae

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