Dirqadim 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: Euraxemydidae according to M. S. de la Fuente et al. 2014

See also Gaffney et al. 2006

Sister taxon: Euraxemys

Subtaxa: Dirqadim schaefferi

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Type: Dirqadim schaefferi

Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Morocco (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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