Neochelys zamorensis Jimenez-Fuentes 1992 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Belongs to Neochelys according to A. Pérez-García et al. 2024

See also Pérez-García 2017, Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin 2013 and Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin 2015

Sister taxa: Neochelys arenarum, Neochelys bolcensis, Neochelys capellinii, Neochelys eocaenica, Neochelys franzeni, Neochelys laurenti, Neochelys liriae, Neochelys mengaudi, Neochelys nicolisii, Neochelys salmanticensis, Polysternum mengaudi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Sanzoles-general, which is in a Lutetian terrestrial sandstone in the Entrala Formation of Spain

Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Spain (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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