Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae
Synonyms: Amblypeza Hay 1908, Bantuchelys Dollo 1924, Prochonias Cope 1869
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1869. The fossil reptiles of New Jersey. American Naturalist 3:84-91
Parent taxon: Bothremydidae according to M. S. de la Fuente et al. 2014
See also Antunes 1964, Carroll 1988, Cope 1870, Gaffney 1975, Gaffney et al. 2006, Hay 1902, Hay 1908, Hay 1930, Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998, Lydekker 1889, Miller 1967, Weems 1988, Wood 1975 and Zangerl 1948
Sister taxa: Arenila, Atolchelys, Azabbaremys, Bothremydinae, Bothremydini, Bothremydodda, Carteremys, Cearachelyini, Cearachelys, Chedighaii, Elochelys, Inaechelys, Kurmademydinae, Kurmademydini, Kurmademys, Labrostochelys, Nigeremys, Palemys, Phosphatochelys, Pleurochayah, Podocnemis somaliensis, Rhothonemys, Rosasia, Sankuchemys, Sindhochelys, Taphrosphyini, Ummulisani
Subtaxa: Taphrosphys congolensis Taphrosphys ippolitoi Taphrosphys nodosus Taphrosphys strenuus Taphrosphys sulcatus
Type: Platemys sulcatus
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Angola (10 collections), Morocco (1), United States (1: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (3: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of United States (7: Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina)
Total: 22 collections including 29 occurrences
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