†Cerrejonemys wayuunaiki Cadena et al. 2010 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
Full reference: E. A. Cadena, J. I. Bloch, and C. A. Jaramillo. 2010. New podocnemidid turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira) from the middle-upper Paleocene of South America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(2):367-382
Belongs to Cerrejonemys according to M. S. de la Fuente et al. 2014
See also Cadena et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UF/IGM 33, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is La Puente Pit, which is in a Paleocene/Paleocene delta plain claystone/sandstone in the Cerrejón Formation of Colombia.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at La Puente Pit
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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