Reptilia - Testudines

Full reference: D. Perea, M. Soto, J. Sterli, V. Mesa, P. Torino, G. Roland, and J. Da Silva. 2014. Tacuarembemys kusterae, gen. et sp. nov., a new Late Jurassic-?earliest Cretaceous continental turtle from western Gondwana. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(6):1329-1341

Parent taxon: Testudines according to D. Perea et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Amphichelydia, Apertotemporalis, Apholidemys, Asturichelys, Casichelydia, Chelone obovata, Chelone sopita, Chelonipus, Cryptodira, Cryptrodiramorpha, Entoplastrites, Euclastochelys, Euclastochelys interrupta, Haichemydidae, Larachelus, Meiolania damelipi, Odontochelys, Pancryptodira, Panpleurodira, Platychelone, Platychelone emarginata, Plesiochelydiae, Pleurodira, Podocnemis lata, Proganochelydia, Senonemys suemegensis, Sokotochelys, Temnoclemmys cordiformis, Triassochelys, Trionyx fuchienensis, Trionyx tshelkarensis, Marina, Paludinosa, Fluvialia, Cryptodiramorpha, Terrestria, Chelonoides, Tomochelone, Therezinosaurus, Chelycarapookidae, Glaucochelone, Padiochelys, Pachychelys, Protemys, Metachelydia, Halmyrachelidae, Pseudosphargis, Oligochelone

Subtaxa: Tacuarembemys kusterae

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Type: Tacuarembemys kusterae

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Lane to Rincon de Giloca (Jurassic of Uruguay)

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