Dacquemys Williams 1954 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Parent taxon: Podocnemididae according to M. S. de la Fuente et al. 2014

See also Cadena et al. 2012, Carroll 1988, Gaffney et al. 2002 and Gaffney et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Albertwoodemys, Bairdemys, Bauruemydinae, Bauruemys, Brontochelys, Cambaremys, Carbonemys, Cerrejonemys, Cordichelys, Erymnochelyinae, Erymnochelys, Gestemys, Kenyemys, Lapparentemys, Latentemys, Lemurchelys, Mogharemys, Neochelys, Papoulemys, Peiropemys, Peltocephalus, Podocnemidinae, Shweboemys, Stereogenyina, Stereogenyini, Stereogenys, Turkanemys

Subtaxa: Dacquemys paleomorpha

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Type: Dacquemys paleomorpha

Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Egypt (2 collections)

• Eocene of Egypt (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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