NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL

ALAGOAS STATE

6.7 KM NWN OF THE CITY OF SAO MIGUEL DOS CAMPOS

CIMPOR QUARRY (FORMERLY 'ATOL QUARRY)

MORRO DO CHAVES FORMATION

UPPER BARREMIAN STAGE

LOWER GALLIC SUBEPOCH

MIDDLE EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH

EARLY CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960

SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758

COHORT: CASICHELYDIA emend GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

MAGNORDER: PLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

ORDER: PLEURODIRIDA COPE, 1864

SUBORDER: EUPLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

Superfamily: BOTHREMYDINURA Baur, 1891

Epifamily: BOTHERMYDINURA Baur, 1891

Family: BOTHREMYDIDAE Baur, 1891

*Atolchelys lepida

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