Arenila Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae

Full reference: F. Lapparent de Broin and C. Werner. 1998. New Late Cretaceous turtles from the Western Desert, Egypt. Annales de Paléontologie 84(2):131-214

Parent taxon: Bothremydidae according to M. S. de la Fuente et al. 2014

See also Gaffney et al. 2006 and Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998

Sister taxa: 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, Taphrosphys, Ummulisani

Subtaxa: Arenila krebsi

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Type: Arenila krebsi

Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Egypt (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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