Nostimochelone Georgalis et al. 2013 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines

Full reference: G. L. Georgalis, E. Velitzelos, D. E. Velitzelos and B. P. Kear. 2013. Nostimochelone lampra gen. et sp. nov., an Enigmatic New Podocnemidoidean Turtle from the Early Miocene of Northern Greece. Morphology and Evolution of Turtles 277-287

Parent taxon: Podocnemidoidea according to E. Vlachos 2021

See also Georgalis et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Podocnemidinura, Podocnemoidae

Subtaxa: Nostimochelone lampra

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Type: Nostimochelone lampra

Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution: found only at Nostimo (Miocene of Greece)

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