The first report of hard-shelled sea turtles (Cheloniidae sensu lato) from the Miocene of California, including a new species (Euclastes hutchisoni) with unusually plesiomorphic characters

S. C. Lynch, and J. F. Parham

2003

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PaleoBios 23(3):21-35

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Euclastes hutchinsoni
• Kurobechelys tricarinata
• Osteopygoides
• Pacifichelys hutchisoni

Taxonomy:

• Glossochelys belongs to Euclastes - Lynch and Parham (2003)
• Pampaemys belongs to Euclastes - Lynch and Parham (2003)
• Kurobechelys tricarinata belongs to Syllomus aegyptiacus - Lynch and Parham (2003)
• Chelonia californiensis belongs to Dermochelyidae - Lynch and Parham (2003)
• Euclastes hutchinsoni belongs to Euclastes - Lynch and Parham (2003)