Eochelone is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the late Eocene. It was first named by Dollo in 1903. Its type species is E. brabantica.

Eochelone
Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Chelonioidea
Family: Cheloniidae
Genus: Eochelone
Dollo, 1903
Type species
Eochelone brabantica
Species

References

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  • Professor Paul's Guide to Reptiles
  • Eochelone in the Paleobiology Database
  • Eigil Nielsen (1959). "Eocene turtles from Denmark" (PDF). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark. 14 (2): 96–114.
  • France de Lapparent de Broin; Xabier Murelaga; Adán Pérez-García; Francesc Farrés; Jacint Altimiras (2018). "The turtles from the upper Eocene, Osona County (Ebro Basin, Catalonia, Spain): new material and its faunistic and environmental context". Fossil Record. 21 (2): 237–284. doi:10.5194/fr-21-237-2018.