Polysternon Portis 1882 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae

Parent taxon: Foxemydina according to A. Pérez-García 2016

See also Cadena et al. 2012, Carroll 1988, de la Fuente et al. 2014, Gaffney et al. 2006, Marmi et al. 2012 and Tong and Gaffney 2000

Sister taxa: Foxemys, Iberoccitanemys, Polysternon isonae, Tartaruscola

Subtaxa: Polysternon provinciale

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Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (11 collections), Spain (7)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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