Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae
Full reference: M.-C. Groessens-Van Dyck and H. H. Schleich. 1985. Nouveaux matériels de reptiles du Tertiaire d'Allemagne; 4, Nouveaux matériels des Tortues (Ptychogaster/Ergilemys) de la localité Oligocène moyen de Ronheim (Sud de l'Allemagne). [New finds of Tertiary Reptilia in West Germany; New turtles (Ptychogaster/Ergilemys) of the middle Oligocene in Ronheim, southern Germany.]. Muenchner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, Reihe A: Geologie und Palaeontologie, Munich 4:17-66
Belongs to Ptychogaster according to M.-C. Groessens-Van Dyck and H. H. Schleich 1985
Sister taxa: Ptychogaster (Temnoclemmys), Ptychogaster bardenensis, Ptychogaster batalleri, Ptychogaster cayluxensis, Ptychogaster emydoides, Ptychogaster kinkelini, Ptychogaster pomeli
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ronheim, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine siliciclastic in Germany
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Spain (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Germany (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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