†Albertwoodemys testudinum Gaffney et al. 2011 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, P. A. Meylan, R. C. Wood, E. Simons, and D. De Almeida Campos. 2011. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the family Podocnemididae. American Museum Novitates 350:1-237
Belongs to Albertwoodemys according to E. S. Gaffney et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH 5088, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Lower beds, west of Quarry A, which is in a Rupelian terrestrial sandstone/mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Egypt (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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