†Gaffneylania Sterli et al. 2015 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudinata - Meiolaniidae
Full reference: J. Sterli, M. S. de la Fuente, and J. M. Krause. 2015. A new turtle from the Palaeogene of Patagonia (Argentina) sheds new light on the diversity and evolution of the bizarre clade of horned turtles (Meiolaniidae, Testudinata). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 174:519-548
Parent taxon: Meiolaniidae according to J. Sterli et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Meiolania, Ninjemys, Niolamia, Warkalania, Miolania
Subtaxa: Gaffneylania auricularis
Type: Gaffneylania auricularis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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