Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae
Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, S. Chatterjee, and D. K. Rudra. 2001. Kurmademys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous of India. American Museum Novitates 3321:1-16
Parent taxon: Bothremydidae according to F. de Lapparent de Broin and G. V. R. Prasad 2020
See also de la Fuente et al. 2014, Gaffney et al. 2001 and Gaffney et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Arenila, Atolchelys, Azabbaremys, Bothremydinae, Bothremydini, Bothremydodda, Carteremys, Cearachelyini, Cearachelys, Chedighaii, Elochelys, Inaechelys, Kurmademydinae, Kurmademydini, Labrostochelys, Nigeremys, Palemys, Phosphatochelys, Pleurochayah, Podocnemis somaliensis, Rhothonemys, Rosasia, Sankuchemys, Sindhochelys, Taphrosphyini, Taphrosphys, Ummulisani
Subtaxa: Kurmademys kallamedensis
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution: found only at northwest of Kallamedu village (Cretaceous of India)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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