Papoulemys Tong 1998 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Alternative spelling: Papulemys

Full reference: H. Tong. 1998. Pleurodiran turtles from the Eocene of Saint Papoul (Aude), southern France. Oryctos 1:43-53

Parent taxon: Podocnemididae according to M. S. de la Fuente et al. 2014

See also Gaffney et al. 2011 and Tong 1998

Sister taxa: Albertwoodemys, Bairdemys, Bauruemydinae, Bauruemys, Brontochelys, Cambaremys, Carbonemys, Cerrejonemys, Cordichelys, Dacquemys, Erymnochelyinae, Erymnochelys, Gestemys, Kenyemys, Lapparentemys, Latentemys, Lemurchelys, Mogharemys, Neochelys, Peiropemys, Peltocephalus, Podocnemidinae, Shweboemys, Stereogenyina, Stereogenyini, Stereogenys, Turkanemys

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Papoulemys in the database

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