†Neochelys capellinii De Zigno 1890 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
Alternative combination: Emys capellinii
Belongs to Neochelys according to F. M. Bergounioux 1954
See also Lapparent de Broin 2003 and Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin 2015
Sister taxa: Neochelys arenarum, Neochelys bolcensis, Neochelys eocaenica, Neochelys franzeni, Neochelys laurenti, Neochelys liriae, Neochelys mengaudi, Neochelys nicolisii, Neochelys salmanticensis, Neochelys zamorensis, Polysternum mengaudi
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Purga, Vestenanova di Bolca (Eocene of Italy)
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