†Palaeoemys hessiaca Schleich 1994 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Belongs to Palaeoemys according to H. H. Schleich 1994
See also Karl 2018
Sister taxon: Palaeoemys occitana
Type specimen: Museum of Borken 1992/1. Its type locality is Borken, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial claystone in Germany.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Eocene of Germany (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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