†family Euraxemydidae Gaffney et al. 2006 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Euraxemydidae

Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2006. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300:1-318

Parent taxon: Pelomedusoides according to I. Danilov et al. 2014

See also Gaffney et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Apodichelys, Araripemydidae, Caririemys, Chrysemys montolivensis, Francemys, Itapecuruemys, Naiadochelys, Palaeaspis, Panpodocnemidae, Peiropemydidae, Pelomedusera, Pelomedusidae, Podocnemidera, Podocnemididae, Podocnemidoidae, Podocnemidoidea, Sahonachelyidae, Taphrosphys dares

Subtaxa: Dirqadim Euraxemys

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Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (1 collection), Morocco (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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