Chelus cf. colombiana, Wood, 1976

Cadena, Edwin-Alberto, Link, Andrés, Vanegas, Andrés, Avellaneda-Otero, Carlos A., Perdomo, César, Urueña-Carrillo, Diego A., Sánchez, Rodolfo & Vanegas, Rubén, 2023, New insights into the fossil record of the turtle genus Chelus Duméril, 1806 including new specimens with information on cervicals and limb bones, Comptes Rendus Palevol 22 (34), pp. 689-709 : 702

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(Appendices 3; 4)

REFERRED MATERIAL. — Carapace: VPPLT-783 , neural bone ( Appendix 3A, B); VPPLT-1747 , nuchal bone ( Appendix 3C, D); VPPLT-898 , suprapygal bone ( Appendix 3E, F); MT-28 , neural 3? bone ( Appendix 3G, H); MT-48 , neural 3? bone ( Appendix 3I, J); MT-26 , right costal 5 bone ( Appendix 3K, L); VPPLT-790 , left costal 3 bone ( Appendix 3M, N); MT-25 , right costal 6? bone ( Appendix 3O, P); MT-27 , left costal 2 bone ( Appendix 3Q, R); MT-47 , left costal 2 bone ( Appendix 3S, T); MT-49 , left costal 8 bone ( Appendix 3U, V); MT-24 , left costal 2 bone ( Appendix 3W, X). Plastron: VPPLT-987 , left xiphiplastron ( Appendix 4A, B); MT-41 , right xiphiplastron ( Appendix 4C, D); MT-42 , left xiphiplastron ( Appendix 4E, F); MT-43 , left xiphiplastron ( Appendix 4G, H); MT-50 , left xiphiplastron ( Appendix 4I, J); MT-51 , right xiphiplastron ( Appendix 4K, L); MT-52 , right xiphiplastron ( Appendix 4M, N); MT-53 , right xiphiplastron ( Appendix 4O, P); MT-30 , right xiphiplastron ( Appendix 4Q, R); VPPLT-350 , left xiphiplastron ( Appendix 4S, T); VPPLT-1746 , right xiphiplastron ( Appendix 4U, V); VPPLT-1745 , entoplastron ( Appendix 4W, X); VPPLT-968 , partial plastron preserving both xipiplastra, both hypoplastra and portions of both hyoplastra ( Appendix 4 Y-BB).

OCCURRENCES AND AGE. — Villavieja and La Victoria formations, Huila Department, Colombia. Middle to Late Miocene 16 to 10.52 Ma ( Mora-Rojas et al. 2023).