Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae
Full reference: A. Pérez-García. 2017. A new turtle taxon (Podocnemidoidea, Bothremydidae) reveals the oldest known dispersal event of the crown Pleurodira from Gondwana to Laurasia. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15(9):709-731
Parent taxon: Bothremydina according to M. T. Antunes and A. Pérez-García 2024
See also Pérez-García 2017 and Pérez-García 2020
Sister taxa: Akoranemys, Araiochelys, Bothremys, Zolhafah
Subtaxa: Algorachelus parvus Algorachelus peregrina Algorachelus tibert
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Palestine (1 collection), Portugal (2), Spain (3), United States (1: Utah)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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