Eochelone

Eochelone
Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Cheloniidae
Genus: Eochelone
Dollo, 1903

Eochelone is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the late Eocene. It was first named by Dollo in 1903. Its type species is E. brabantica.

References

  • Professor Paul's Guide to Reptiles
  • Eochelone in the Paleobiology Database
  • Eigil Nielsen (1959). "Eocene turtles from Denmark" (PDF). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark. 14 (2): 96–114.


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