Homopus comptoni Owen and Bell 1849

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Alternative combination: Emys comptoni

Belongs to Homopus according to R. Lydekker 1889

Sister taxa: Homopus areolatus, Homopus boulengeri, Homopus femoralis, Homopus fenestratus, Homopus scutella, Homopus signatus, Homopus solus

Type specimen: BMNH 37210, a partial shell

Distribution: found only at London Clay, Isle of Sheppey turtles (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

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