Palaeochelys astrei Bergounioux 1935

Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Alternative combination: Chrysemys astrei

Full reference: F. M. Bergounioux. 1935. Contribution a l'étude paléontologique des chéloniens: chéloniens fossiles du bassin d'Aquitaine. Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France 25:1-214

Belongs to Palaeochelys according to S. Hervet 2004

Sister taxa: Palaeochelys bussenensis, Palaeochelys elongata, Palaeochelys gabuniai, Palaeochelys haslachensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Armissan turtle, which is in an Aquitanian pond limestone in France

Distribution: found only at Armissan turtle

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