†Dirqadim schaefferi Gaffney et al. 2006 (sideneck turtle)
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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
Belongs to Dirqadim according to E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MDEt 41, a skull (nearly complete skull). Its type locality is Hamada du Guir, which is in an Albian/Cenomanian terrestrial siliciclastic in Morocco.
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Morocco (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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