Chelus colombianus

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Infraordo: Pan-Pleurodira Subordo: Pleurodira Superfamilia: Chelidoidea

Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelinae
Genus: Chelus
Species: †Chelus colombianus

Chelus colombianus Wood 1976: 2

Type locality: Villavieja Formation (late Miocene), upper Magdalena River Valley, Colombia.
Holotype: UCMP 78762.

Wood, R.C. 1976. Two new species of Chelus (Testudines: Pleurodira) from the Late Tertiary of northern South America. Breviora 435: 1–26. BHL Reference page.
de Oliveira, G.R. & Romano, P.S.R. 2007. Histórico dos achados de tartarugas fósseis do Brasil. Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 65(1): 113–133. Online Reference page.