†Neochelys nicolisii Zigno 1890 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
Alternative combination: Emys nicolisii
Belongs to Neochelys according to A. Pérez-García and F. Lapparent de Broin 2015
Sister taxa: Neochelys arenarum, Neochelys bolcensis, Neochelys capellinii, Neochelys eocaenica, Neochelys franzeni, Neochelys laurenti, Neochelys liriae, Neochelys mengaudi, Neochelys salmanticensis, Neochelys zamorensis, Polysternum mengaudi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Avesa, which is in a Lutetian sand shoal limestone in Italy
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Avesa
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