†Palaeaspis bowerbanki Owen 1842 (sideneck turtle)
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Alternative combinations: Platemys bowerbanki, Podocnemis bowerbanki
Belongs to Palaeaspis according to E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006
See also Lydekker 1889
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: formerly in Mr Bowerbank's collection, but since it was not sent to the [Natural History] Museum [London] it is probable that it must have perished through pyritous decomposition, a partial shell (partial shell)
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeaspis bowerbanki in the database
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