†Tartaruscola Pérez-García 2016 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae
Full reference: A. Pérez-García. 2016. A new turtle confirms the presence of Bothremydidae (Pleurodira) in the Cenozoic of Europe and expands the biostratigraphic range of Foxemydina. The Science of Nature 103(50):1-14
Parent taxon: Foxemydina according to A. Pérez-García 2016
Sister taxa: Foxemys, Iberoccitanemys, Polysternon, Polysternon isonae
Subtaxa: Tartaruscola teodorii
Type: Tartaruscola teodorii
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution: found only at Saint-Papoul (Eocene of France)
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