†Crassachelys neurirregularis Bergounioux 1952 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae
type specimen in Laboratoire de Geologie de l'lnstitut Catholique de Toulouse
Alternative combination: Gafsachelys neurirregularis
Full reference: F.-M. Bergounioux. 1952. Les Cheloniens fossiles de Gafsa. Notes et Memoires 92:377-396
Belongs to Crassachelys according to E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006
See also Moody 1972
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gafsa, which is in an Eocene marine phosphorite in Tunisia
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Tunisia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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