†Brontochelys gaffneyi Wood 1970
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Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
TYPE LOCALITY AND HORIZON: Unknown,
but Wood (1970, q.v. for discussion)
concluded that the type specimen was from
Early Miocene sediments in or near the Bugti
Hills, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
Alternative combination: Shweboemys gaffneyi
Belongs to Brontochelys according to E. S. Gaffney et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BMNH R.8570. Its type locality is Dera Bugti (general), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Pakistan.
Distribution: found only at Dera Bugti (general)
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