Drazinderetes tethyensis Head et al. 1999 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Pantrionychidae

Full reference: J. J. Head, S. M. Raza, and P. D. Gingerich. 1999. Drazinderetes tethyensis, a new large trionychid (Reptilia: Testudines) from the marine Eocene Drazinda Formation of the Sulaiman Range, Punjab (Pakistan). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, The University of Michigan 30(7):199-214

Belongs to Drazinderetes according to G. L. Georgalis and W. G. Joyce 2017

See also Head et al. 1999

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GSP-UM 3195, a set of postcrania (partial carapace). Its type locality is Bari Nadi 7, which is in a Bartonian marine shale in the Drazinda Formation of Pakistan.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Bari Nadi 7

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