†Kinkonychelys rogersi Gaffney et al. 2009 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae
Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, D. W. Krause, and I. S. Zalmout. 2009. Kinkonychelys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. American Museum Novitates 3662:1-25
Belongs to Kinkonychelys according to E. S. Gaffney et al. 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: University of Antananarivo 9748, a partial skull. Its type locality is MAD07-25, Lac Kinkony Study Area, which is in a Maastrichtian delta plain claystone/sandstone in the Maevarano Formation of Madagascar.
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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