Identification of the African–European <i>Erymnochelys</i> group (Pleurodira, Podocnemididae) in the Belgian fossil record: first finding of <i>Eocenochelus eremberti</i> outside its type locality

An almost complete plastron, as well as several peripherals and a costal plate of a turtle from the middle Eocene of Saint-Gilles, is presented here. Although this turtle specimen was donated to the Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (Brussels, Belgium) more than a century ago, it...

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Main Authors: A. Pérez-García, T. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-10-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:https://www.foss-rec.net/20/245/2017/fr-20-245-2017.pdf