Osteology, paleoecology, and phylogenetic relationships of the carettochelyid turtle Allaeochelys crassesculpta from the middle Eocene Konservat-Lagerstätte of Messel, Germany
Allaeochelys crassesculpta is a carettochelyid turtle from the middle Eocene Messel Pit, near Messel, Germany. The species is known by one of the richest fossil records among turtles consisting of dozens of specimens, of which most represent near-complete and articulated skeletons. Despite this richness, the osteolo...