Osonachelus

Os-no-kel-iss.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2013, February 14). Osonachelus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/osonachelus/

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Name

Osonachelus.

Phonetic

Os-no-kel-iss.

Named By

F.‭ ‬de Lapparent de Broin,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Murelaga,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Farr�s‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Altimiras‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Testudines.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

O.‭ ‬decorata‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Spain‭ ‬-‭ ‬Vic-Manlleu Marls Formation.

Time Period

Bartonian of the Eocene.

Fossil representation

‭P‬artial remains.

In Depth

       Osonachelus is a genus of turtle that lived in Spain during the Eocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬An exceptional cheloniid turtle,‭ ‬Osonachelus decorata nov.‭ ‬gen.,‭ ‬nov.‭ ‬sp.,‭ ‬from the Eocene‭ (‬Bartonian‭) ‬of Catalonia‭ (‬Spain‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Geobios‭ ‬47‭(‬3‭)‬:111-132.‭ ‬-‭ ‬F.‭ ‬de Lapparent de Broin,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Murelaga,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Farr�s‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Altimiras‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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