†Galianemys Gaffney et al. 2002 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae
Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2002. Galianemys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco. American Museum Novitates 3379:1-20
Parent taxon: Cearachelyini according to M. Martin-Jimenez and A. Pérez-García 2022
See also de la Fuente et al. 2014, Gaffney et al. 2002 and Gaffney et al. 2006
Sister taxon: Elkanemys
Subtaxa: Galianemys emringeri Galianemys whitei
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Morocco (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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