Algorachelus Pérez-García 2017 (sideneck turtle)

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

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Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Palestinian Territory (1 collection), Portugal (2), Spain (3), United States (1: Utah)

Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences

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